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Healing Anaya ��

INSIDE City goes green

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The community reaches out to help six month old Anaya and her parents

by Julia Gillmor

Six month old Anaya lives in Proctor. When �� her parents noticed that �� she wasn’t meeting devel�� opmental milestones of a normal six-month-old �� baby, they began to seek answers. The answer they �� received was not what any �� parent wants to hear. Doctors informed Camara Cassin and Brent �� Potts that their daughter has a demyelinating The Express has myopathy for which the selected the top three cause is unknown. It’s essays from the op/ed a degenerative and palopinion contest. liative condition in her Please PAGE proof for then phone, fax or email with any changes or an approval. 6 accuracy brain, which is effecting her development and her Phone: 250.354.3910 • Fax: 250.352.5075 • Email: sales@expressnews.bc.ca muscle coordination. The Express is not responsible for any errors after the client has signed off. From a conventional western medical perspective, there is no treatment for Anaya. There is no cure. Her parents began researching alternative forms of healthcare, which may be more effective in treating her condition. SUBMITTED Cassin has been doing Follow Anaya’s story at www.healinganaya.blogspot.com. an exhaustive amount of Since Anaya’s diagno- Anaya and their love and are all out of pocket. And research and following ued to decline and due to her difficulty coordinatsis, Cassin has been keep- they believe that she can because she has such high up with healthcare providers. and she says the ing swallowing with her ing a blog. Through the heal. And that just means needs right now and we treatments are showing breathing, a feeding tube blog and through moms in the world to me, because need to take care of her, positive results. Anaya is was inserted about a week the area, the word got out I believe that she can heal we’re unable to work.” In an effort to help also taking supplements ago. “I think that we have that Anaya was in need and I think that the more and vitamins. “We’re her pretty stabilized right of breast milk. Kootenay people that believe in her Anaya and her fam�� ability �� to heal the more ily meet their medical just trying to ensure that now,” Cassin says. “She moms responded. “I have expenses, a fundraiser was losing weight and � likely �� had 70 people email me she is to heal.” her body gets everything is being organized for becoming dehydrated and in the past two days and “I get sad when I think it needs to heal,” Cassin quite lethargic. Now that I’ve accepted 20 offers to The Oxygen Art �� of �� a possible future when Saturday, March 27. at says. Centre has a someBut the toll of Anaya’s she has the feeding tube contribute milk.” Since she’s not well or where the Procter Hall at 4 p.m. thing-for-everyone list not in it. But then I with live music, a silent illness goes deeper. Since we are able to get a lot health officials cannot �� she’s �� bar. �� more food and fluid into of events planned for recommend other women remember that there’s no auction, dinner and a�� the diagnosis and the com�� For individuals interthe upcoming weeks. giving a baby breast milk guarantee for any of us. pounded stress, Cassin her.” �� in following The �� next problem was without it being pasteur-� There’s PAGE 7 really no point in ested has found herself unable �� Anaya’s progress, Cassin finding a source for breast ized and processed, Cassin focusing on the end. It’s to produce an adequate �� She �� was able to find has taken it upon herself�� better to just focus on the maintains a blog at www. supply of breast milk for milk. � �� healinganaya.blogspot. a source in Vancouver, to screen potential donors now. Focus on the day her daughter. With little � �� Editorial . . . . . . . . 4 �� the cost of the for any sickness or viral�� to�� day and just enjoy the com. Contributions�� to �� alternative, Cassin turned however, �� Street Talk . . . . . . 4 milk including delivery is disease. “But I’m pretty moments and take care the silent auction can be �� to formula. “We tried �� Crossword . . . . . 1 6 �� prohibitive at about $60/L sure the women offerof what needs to be taken made by calling Shelann �� milk formula, soy formuSudoku . . . . . . . . 1 2 �� Anaya �� at 250-229-2341 and cash and requires a litre ing wouldn’t do so if they care of now.” la, we tried the hypoal� �� Horoscope . . . . . 1 1 ��fluid�� donations can be made at of every day. “The �� were sick,” she adds. Anaya’s conventional lergenic formula and she A&E . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 �� medical bills are covered, Mountain Baby on Baker milk couldn’t be guaranThe support continreacted badly to all of Restaurant Guide . 16 �� get such as �� the feeding tube St. them,” she admits. 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EXPRESS March 17, 2010

Snowpack far below normal Environment Minister Barry Penner says there has been a decrease in snowpacks across the province over the past two months, following the warm and dry January and February. Snowpacks in all major river basins across B.C. are below normal. In most areas, low-elevation snow is generally absent and mid-elevation snow throughout Interior valleys is well below normal. Basin snow-water indices for individual basins stand at 83 per cent in the Columbia and 71 per cent in the Kootenays, Minister Penner says while cooler weather and lower freezing levels this week are welcome, the below aver-

Carbon neutral Nelson

age snowpack conditions across much City plans for zero emissions by 2012 of the Interior (Okanagan, Nicola, to change lighting of the something known as carKettle, Similkameen, South Thompson, by Chris Oke city’s yard to a sensor- bon offsets. Kootenay, Skeena, Nass, Peace) indicate The City of Nelson based, more efficient sysCarbon offsets are emisthe potential for water-supply challenges plans to be carbon neutral �� tem. It cost the city $3,000 sion reductions purchased to develop this summer. by 2012, and it’s planning but ended up saving the through the projects of � summer �� To reduce the potential for on spending over $1.2 mil- city $2,500 a year. another credible orgalow flow or drought problems, spring lion to get there. nization, such as a wind The city expects to save ��will�� rainfall (April, May and June) need On Thursday, March 4, $462,226 over the next farm or solar energy comto be at or above normal. the city unveiled its road- five years as a result of pany. This limits emissions For additional information, �� includ�� map as to how it was going these sorts of efficiencies through the creation of ing a summary of snow pillow data and to achieve these reducconditions, and graphs of snow-water tions and what reductions from the emission reduc- clean energy and is often a lot cheaper than making equivalents, go to: http://www.env.gov. the city might expect to tion initiatives. Some of these projects, reductions at home. �� bc.ca/rfc/index.htm. achieve over the next 40 laid out in this year’s budBut every dollar of off- submitted years. get, include replacing the sets is a dollar that is leavThe Corporate boiler and air conversion ing the community, one Greenhouse Gas at 310 Ward Street. citizen pointed out at the Reduction Plan began Similar projects will meeting. by taking an inventory of be undertaken to find Why can’t that money the city’s emissions, using efficiencies at the Civic be used to create green 2007 as its base year. Centre. jobs here in Nelson? Administration then The plan goes on to “If we plant a tree created a number of call for a reduction of 36 here, does it help as much options of varying costs per cent by 2020 and 42 as planting a tree elseand aggressiveness for per cent by 2025. Based where?” responded City council to choose from. on this progress, the city Manager Kevin Cormack. �� They chose the middle hopes to cut its emissions “We’ve got to look at of�� the pack, option B. where you’re getting the by 70 per cent by 2050. Beginning at 2007’s base �� Over 90 per cent of BC biggest bang for your of 1,395 tons of CO2 emis- communities have volun- buck. �� per�� sions year, this option tarily signed onto the BC “This is not a BC probaims� for�� a 25 per cent Climate Action Charter lem, its a global problem �� reduction in emissions by calling for communities and we have to look at it 2015. �� to be carbon neutral by that way.” The City expects these 2012. Nelson was one of This plan is focusing reductions to cost of the first. on the emissions created �� $1,244,746. These goals must be by the local government’s But the city isn’t just met with at least 20 per operations. saving the planet, they’re cent reductions at home. Community emissions also saving some money. The remaining 80 �� per will be dealt with in a sepFor example, a employ- cent reductions will be arate plan at a later date. ee suggested a project achieved by purchasing

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March 17, 2010

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Energy challenges and solutions New heliport under

When our family moved back to Nelson in the mid 80’s I felt the most serious problem with the Kootenays was if you never left you could forget the world had any problems. Most of us have chosen Nelson because it is ‘far from the maddening crowd’. But with the quality of life we enjoy here it is easy to forget how dependent we are on the world outside our region for our most basic needs. We have an abundance of timber and fresh water and the City of Nelson is able to generate a good portion of our electrical

Eco Centric Catherine Leighland

period of ‘peak’ fossil fuels and the inevitable decline in these resources, it is critical the Kootenays prepare for a post carbon world. The West Kootenay Eco Society presents Fuel this Saturday at the Capitol. (Please see release on page 7 for details.) The film will be followed by a panel discussion and interactive dialogue featuring a cast of local energy luminaries including Jennifer Stephenson, Douglas Hurst, Dan Woynillowicz and writer/investigative reporter Mark Nykanen.

construction at KBLH

Ctherine Leighland is part of the West Kootenay EcoSociety. For more information contact the EcoSociety at eco@kics.bc.ca or 354-1909..

With FortisBC as a partner, the Lower Columbia Community Development Team (LCCDT) officially broke ground Thursday on the heliport project at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital. FortisBC contributed $25,000 to the project, an important addition that will improve patient care for the entire region. “Given the enhanced emergency response this facility will create for our employees as well as the general public, we’re pleased to support the creation of a helicopter landing site,” said Doyle Sam, Vice President of Engineering and Operations at FortisBC. Working with high voltage electricity in remote areas with limited vehicle access creates an environment where FortisBC relies on air transportation for evacuation in the event of a serious injury.

Victims pay to stop bank fraud?

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“Anyone who gets the necessary information can take my money. I can trust no one. I have to be careful who I give my cheques to. I can’t believe this!” This was the lament of Jane, a senior, after someone established an automatic withdrawal from her bank account without her knowledge or consent. They needed just three pieces of information: her name, the name of her bank and branch, and her account number. I couldn’t believe it either. A truly paranoid person would stop using cheques! But as I reported in the March 3 issue, there is a system in place to protect us. In 1980, the federal government established the Canadian Payments Association to “maintain and operate a national system for the

needs through Nelson Hydro, but above and beyond this most things are imported. The most obvious imports are food and fuel. Once a food exporting region, the Kootenays now imports 95 per cent of its required food needs. Only in recent years have we come to appreciate the extent to which our entire civilization has been built on an expanding supply of cheap and abundant fossil fuels. And as we now enter the

Been Thinking About

George Millar

clearing and settlement of payments.” This body is directly responsible to the Minister of Finance. Because the volume of automatic withdrawals in this country is huge, a person with tendencies toward fraud can work the system. The consumer’s protection does require his vigilance and action. When any pre-authorized debit from you account is established, you must be given “10 days’ notice of the due date of the first PAD (Pre

Authorized Debit)... If your account has been debited through ...a PAD without your authorization, you have 90 calendar days to report the problem to your financial institution, who will reimburse your account.” The quotes are from the official website of the Canadian Payments Association. Jane had to pay a $10 stop payment fee and $7 for a registered letter to the offending company. It just seems wrong that a financial institution can charge a customer money to stop something fraudulent that that same institution was a party to, however unknowing. Parliament would do well to pass legislation providing the victim of such fraud with protection from any costs associated with that fraud protection.

George Millar is a long-time resident of the West Kootenay. Been Thinking About is an exploration of events and organizations in the region, seen from a senior’s perspective.

What is the realm of science? Science does not apply to everything. Science applies only to those things that can be judged through observation. In other words, science is the realm that applies to ideas or questions that can be studied or answered through measurement (the act of observation). If an idea, activity, or question is such that it cannot be observed or measured then it is outside of science. In addition, any decision of the form “what should be done” is not within the realm of science. For example, questions such as; which areas should the government invest in, should I cross the street now?, what should the cod fishing quota be for this year?,

Ask Dr. Science

Dr. Morgan Dehnel

or should babies be vaccinated? are very important political or personal questions requiring an answer, but are not scientific nor within the realm of science. Of course, science can be used to provide information which may aid one in making a political or personal decision. Often political or personal decisions of action are described as scientific. Strictly speaking, this is

incorrect. As mentioned above, scientific data rigorously and carefully obtained through experiment and measurement may be used to help guide a person or a government to make a decision, nevertheless those questions of the sort “what should be done” are outside the realm of science. In making this distinction, please note that personal or political questions are of the utmost importance and necessity in order to carry on our lives. It is not whether a scientific, or non-scientific question is more or less valuable, the point described herein is about which activities can be classified as science and which cannot.

Dr. Science is in real life, Dr. Morgan Dehnel, a particle accelerator physicist, and resident of Nelson. Please send comments or questions regarding this column to express@expressnews.bc.ca

Copenhagan lecture

Thursday, March 18, 12:302 p.m.at Selkirk College, Castlegar campus faculty lounge MLAs Michelle Mungall and Katrine Conroy will join Opposition Environment Critic Rob Fleming at the Selkirk Castlegar Campus on Thursday, dMarch 18. Fleming will be discussing his 2009 Copenhagen Conference on Climate experiences. He will share his impressions of what he experienced and saw during his trip and what he sees as the challenge ahead. He will also speak about the positive changes that can happen towards a Green Economy. Students, staff and community members are all invited to attend the lecture.

Mir Lecture Series with Dr. James Orbanski

Friday, March 19, 7-9 p.m. at the Brilliant Cultural Centre, 1876 Brilliant Rd, Castlegar Selkirk College’s Mir Centre for Peace Winter Lecture Series is excited to announce the upcoming lecture of Nobel Laureate and founder of the Canadian chapter of Medicin Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), Dr. James Orbinski. Dr. Orbinski is a member of the Order of Ontario and an Officer of the Order of Canadadesignations that recognize his achievements and ongoing commitment to excellence in humanitarianism and global health. He was President of the International Council of

As with all life threatening injuries, including electrical contacts, time is of the essence and the ability to directly transport an injured worker to the regional hospital for quicker medical attention can only improve the probability of successful treatment. “Our Company acknowledges and appreciates the efforts of the LCCDT and its health and hospital committee in developing this facility. We look forward to seeing the facility in full operation,” added Sam. For more information call the FortisBC toll free number at 1-866-4FORTIS (1866-436-7847) or visit the Company’s website at www.fortisbc.com. - submitted

Doctors Without Borders at the time the organization received the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize. He is an accomplished Canadian physician, writer and humanitarian activist who strives to actively engage and shape the world in which we live so that it is more humane, fair and just. This Mir Lecture is made possible largely due to the financial supportreceived from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) and philanthropist Allan P. Markin. “My hope for the Mir Centre for Peace Lecture Series is that it assists in inspiring students and community members to participate actively and effectively in making the world a better and more peaceful place,” says Markin. “I am pleased to contribute to the Series and to the James Orbinski Lecture.” Tickets are $20 and are available at all Selkirk College campuses, Otter Books in Nelson and the Castlegar & District Public Library.

New Library hours

Now through Saturday, May 15 at the Nelson Municipal Library, 602 Stanley St. The Nelson Municipal Library’s expansion project is currently under-

way and there will be an impact to the hours of operation. From Monday, March 15 through Saturday, May 15th the library will be open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Wednesday evening hours are cancelled during this time.

Path to 2040 workshop

Tuesday, March 23, 7 p.m. at the Prestige, 701 Lakeside Dr. The evening will be the first opportunity for the public to be involved in this community driven process. “This initiative will bring our community together to understand what sustainability means for our City”, said John Dooley, Mayor of Nelson. “It will also set specific sustainability goals, and recommend short term strategies for implementation. It will define what is great about Nelson, and address how we can preserve, enhance and improve what we love about where we live”. This initiative is a council priority for 2010, and will be guided by a steering committee of local residents, members of council, and city staff.

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Opinions & Letters

EXPRESS March 17, 2010

From one bottle collector Dear Editor, My name is Valerie McKone. I am one of the bottle pickers in town. It scares me to go out at 3 a.m. but when I have my 2 bucks, I’m off to the grocery store for my daily needs. I don’t do this everyday/night because it is exhausting. I have a huge amount of respect for all of the beverage container collectors here. I know how hard the work is, how low the pay is and what it takes to walk away from derogatory comments people like to make when they are assuming why I do what I do. I have never felt at risk by any of the other collectors but I do have concerns. I have never, in all the places I’ve lived, known a beverage container collector who doesn’t have a disability. Not only is it hard work, you run the risk of contacting numerous diseases. I really need the extra cash because I don’t have a medical food supplement form through Social Services, which

would give me an extra $40 a month. I do have an education, which I worked hard to acquire and appears to be of no use to me at this time. I am not the only older lady here who collects bottles and cans. This is a town where 75% of the bottles/cans I do collect are liquor. People can judge me all they want but I am not the one drinking from the cans. I neither drink alcohol nor do drugs that are not prescribed to me by a professional. I am somebody’s daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, friend. My personal goal is independence. Bottle/can collectors work hard, suffer consequences and have no one to defend them publicly. All non-profit endeavors need to be held accountable by someone for public inquiry. I do not take from other poor people’s collections. I’ve got questions regarding what people do with public donations. Valerie McKone Nelson

A better place for highway dollars Dear Editor, Two recent decisions by the provincial government to cut money and services at the KBRH, Trail and to spend $6.5 million on a 1.9km section of perfectly good highway outside of Nelson make no sense whatsoever. From what I have heard, the hospital system and patients cannot afford any more cuts and to say that the highway money has to be spent

or it will be lost just highlights myopic thinking and ignores the principle of spending money on what is truly needed rather than just wanted. I would ask that the relevant ministries delay implementing these plans and explain their decisions rather than arrogantly sticking it to us. Richard Dean Nelson

Street Talk Do you think the Paralympics should be held at the same time as the Olympics?

Commentary

If they could fit all of the events in, that would be great. Rick Robertson, Nelson

No, I think there would end up being less exposure for the Paralympians. Robyn Mitz, Nelson

Yes. I think it would end up costing less money overall. Didi Cote, Nelson

Legislature back in session

The Legislature is back reads “make funding of In The House in session, and the halls of the arts a high priority the Legislature are a buzz in the 2010/11 budget by once again. On March 2 returning to overall actual the BC Liberals delivered funding levels of 2008/09,” their Budget for the fiscal meaning funding must year that starts April 1, include direct funding as 2010 and ending March 31 well as BC Gaming Direct Michelle Mungall, in 2011. Access Grants. The public MLA for When adding my voice was loud and clear that Nelson-Creston in the debate on the arts are an investment genBudget, I brought for- erating $1.36 to BC cofward the over 3500 public fers for every taxpayer’s be spent in a year. Next submissions to the Select dollar that goes into arts. to this token for climate Standing Committee on The Finance Committee action, we see $282 milFinance and Government agreed, particularly at a lion in subsidies for oil Services (a.k.a. Finance time when we need to and gas, as well as road Committee). As a mem- increase revenue in our upgrades for the oil patch, �� expansion of carbonber of this committee, I provincial budget. �� worked with my�colleagues However, the public is intensive electrical gento make recommendations not seeing this recommen- eration, $655,000 cuts to �� dation come to fruition. parks and protected areas to the Minister �� of Finance based on public input. This years’ investment (after the massive cuts falls $17 million short of from last year), and deep Although the�� Finance �� Committee’s final report what the public wanted, cuts to forest and range was not agreed to by the resulting in $23.1 million management. We also see schemes to privatize BC’s NDP because the Liberals in lost revenue potential. resources masked On climate change, natural insisted on making the �� report pro-HST, there we see $35 million for with the feel good title were still valuable recom- three years to revive the of “clean energy.” Finally, mendations that had bi- LiveSmart program, but we have unfunded prompartisan consensus. the Sierra Club of BC ises for transit and a new Recommendation #26 expects that money to 7% tax on bikes.

This new tax on bikes has spurred many British Columbians to action. Hundreds of people piled in front of the Legislature steps with their bikes to say no to the HST. I rang my bike bell with everyone else as NDP Leader Carole James condemned the Liberals for taxing healthy living and environmental sustainability. We rang our bells again when she said that the people are going to have put pressure on the government to stop the HST. It only takes seven Liberal MLAs to vote with the public instead of Gordon Campbell to stop this $1.9 billion tax shift from big corporations to individuals. So write to all the MLAs, telling them you don’t support the HST. Go to www.michellemungall. com for more information about how you can help stop the HST.

�� Will you take a step towards making our communities more vibrant and inclusive by filling out a 3 minute survey? We would like to know where you originated from, and how you feel newcomers to the area are treated. Our goal is to build communities where immigrants and newcomers can realize their full potential, racism is eliminated and cultural diversity is valued and celebrated. Please go to www.surveymonkey.com/s/wcs to access this simple and short survey, or phone Dan Unrau at 250-352-1933 x103. Thank you for helping us help the community.

Offer good until April 15, 2010 REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS FOR CULTURAL TOURISM STRATEGY The City of Nelson is inviting quotations on a project to develop a regional cultural tourism strategy for Nelson, Kaslo, and surrounding areas. The project would start on May 1, 2010 and end by June 30, 2010. The consultant would be expected to complete an asset inventory, a tourism assessment, community consultation and an implementation plan and final report. The consultant will report to the City of Nelson’s Cultural Development Officer. If you are interested please contact Anitra Winje for the complete Request for Quotation package at awinje@nelson.ca or 250.352.8234. Please note that quotations must be submitted no later than April 1st.

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Opinions & Letters Combine the Olympics would be renewable. The winter Olympics should be held in a country and location where there is never a question of whether there will be snow. Even though the Olympics would have a permanent location, there could still be host countries. The host would be the managers of the site for that year’s event. A permanent Olympic village would mean that an already great facility could continue to be improved. By permanently establishing the Olympics sites, they would become less costly events. This could potentially translate into more money available for local and youth sports. Communities could build training facilities, which would be much less expensive than building Olympic facilities due to required seating capacities. The Olympic athletes of today were the children of yesterday. If we want to make new Olympic athletes, we have to provide physical activity opportunities to all our young people. We can have our Olympics and afford them too.

Fish Heads & Flowers

Flowers to all you wonderful people that pick me and my wife up at Six Mile. Without your kindness we would be stuck most of the time at our house and unable to make doctor’s appointments and go shopping. Thank you for all your kindness. – Stuck and strapped for cash

Fishheads to all house owners who rent out their properties. To blatantly refuse children is a violation of our equal human rights. We will be taking excellent care of a very fortunate person’s rental house, child included. Your loss. - Disappointed mother and child

Flowers A big bouquet of flowers for an employer who is compassionate and kind. Thank you for granting family leave for our daughter thus allowing her to assist us with a medical situation. Very grateful parents

Fishheads to whoever was responsible for choosing/authorizing the hideous street lighting at Johns Walk. Freeway look instead of a neighbourhood!! GROSS! Flowers To all Mums and Dads who aim, everyday- to do the best for their children. - The daughter is the mother of the child

Send us your Fish Heads and Flowers! All submissions to the Express Fish Heads and Flowers section will be considered provided that no one is identified in the text or signature, all signatures are anonymous, and the submission is both concise and written in good taste. We reserve the right to withhold publication of submissions if these standards are not satisfied. To submit your gift of Fish Heads or Flowers, you may send email to express@expressnews.bc.ca, drop off or mail to 554 Ward Street, Nelson, B.C., V1L 1S9, or fax to (250) 352-5075. We will not accept submissions over the telephone. The Express cannot guarantee that your submission will be printed due to space limitation.

Dear Editor, Mr. Marino’s letter (the Express, March 10) about the IHA plan to reduce surgery at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) in Trail is deeply, deeply troubling. Much about costs - nothing about the danger to patients of delayed urgent treatment. As a specialist in Internal Medicine, working in Trail for over 30 years before retiring in 1991 to the Nelson area, we Trail doctors always valued the close cooperative relationships with our medical colleagues at Kootenay Lake Hospital (KLH) in Nelson. Publishers note: Dr. John

Patients always came first both in Trail and in Nelson, and the West Kootenay was well served by both hospitals. Until July 2002, KLH had three busy general surgeons who provided full emergency and general surgery. KBRH had two general surgeons. Emergency surgery was always available without delay, both in Nelson and Trail. In July 2002, without consultation, the IHA abruptly banned emergency surgery and any surgery requiring an overnight stay at KLH, closed the KLH Intensive Care Unit and reduced KLH beds Mackay is a member of the

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from 45 to 30. KBRH was ing this terribly, these new declared the regional hos- KBRH cutbacks ill force pital, KLH was demoted transfer of some KLH to a “level 1” hospital, a and other patients needcategory for small, isolated ing emergency surgery to communities. Population Kelowna or Cranbrook figures were ignored. Of - further hours delay of interest, 2008 Government urgent treatment, more BC stats showed KLH to expense, lives in crisis put be the referral centre for at needless risk. The Trail 24,878 people, KBRH the surgeons need the support centre for 19,418. of everyone in the West Because of these 2002 Kootenay now. cuts, Nelson patients who Premier Campbell’s previously received emer- election promise, “Timely gency surgery without health care, where and delay at KLH have faced when you need it.” What at least a two hour delay happened? Dr. John A Mackay, for transfer to Trail - time B.A., M.D. C.M., F.R.C. for an appendix to rupP. (C). ture, an ulcer to perforate, Nelson or worse. Now, aggravatNelson and Area Health Task Force

Rural BC gets sicker Greater Nelson with a population of 25,000 people, an hour away from Trail, had three general surgeons, its ICU and nurses removed seven years ago to be situated at Trail (pop. 17,000) and fanfared as such to save money. But the last two years has seen the ICU in Trail closed to outside patients from Nelson for 10 days a month and now the Interior Health Authority will close one operating room in Trail. Nelson is the only city of its size in BC, perhaps Canada, without a surgeon and ICU beds attached Publishers note: Glyn Humphries

to its Emergency Room, and now become morally bankrupt. Both are another drop is to be squeezed out out of touch with our rural populaeven more. tion, who are giving up on public By stealth, the IHA is slowly health care. Creeping privatization asphyxiating health services in the of health care is becoming a reality whole Kootenay Boundary region. here. We don’t need surgeons paying Hundreds of long term care beds were decimated: the home care pro- nurses. We need a health care when gramme dismantled. At the same you need it, where you need it as time the number of IHA adminis- promised by Gordon Campbell in 2002. trators has increased. Bring back health care, locally, The BC Government and the IHA’s centralized philosophy have rurally because centralized health no idea about what it is like to live care has become a farce. Glyn Humphries and be sick in rural BC. It is so Nelson urban centric in its thinking it has is the chair of the Nelson and Area Health Task Force

Redsands needs protection from ATVs Dear Editor, I enjoy sunbathing at Redsands thus I chose to clean up broken glass on Friday. The soot from too many firepits and parties that made last year’s beach dirty and black was buried under the surface thanks to nature. The place was serene. Suddenly I heard

the sound of quads and later the sound of the first of many saplings which they broke in order to allow these machines to pass on what once was a narrow footpath. On Saturday I returned to clean more glass and once again the quads passed through. The trail

was worse with many more saplings destroyed. I looked closer at the beach and noticed that their antics had churned the soot from the past fires up to the surface. Destroying Redsands with actions such as quadding, breaking glass, knocking down vegeta-

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tion, and littering is highly disrespectful of the majority who truly love this special beach. I hope to see many more people repairing the damage so that Redsands will remain a place of sanctity and pleasurable escape. Laran Kriese Nelson

Water wasters in Nelson need a lesson in conservation Dear Editor, I would like to see the city of Nelson adopt a bylaw for water use as it pertains to people watering down sidewalks, driveways, and sections of road in front of businesses and private residences. It is that time of year again where I see people wasting our precious resource. There was recently a letter to the editor in the Weekender making a few suggestions which I agree with (such as installing water meters in each home) and I want to add

one more: if people insist on hosing down sidewalks and driveways they should have to use a pressure washer with a minimum PSI in order to conserve water. Spraying water from a regular water hose is irresponsible and you hurt everyone else in Nelson during the months we have to conserve water to make it through our usually dry summer. What gives you water wasters the right to use more water than the rest of us? You water wasters hurt the whole community with

your actions. It has come to my attention via information from the Ministry of Environment that our snow pillows are well below average this year, which can result in a drought this summer and indicates potential for water-supply challenges once again. Year after year I have to hold back my anger towards my fellow Nelsonites when I see such blatant waste of water which includes watering lawns during the hottest

time of the day. These water wasters should have to travel to an underdeveloped country and see how precious a resource it truly is. Just because we have an abundance of it, does not mean we should squander it. Once again I will ask the question to those who are guilty of such a waste, “If you had to pay for your water per litre, would you be spraying it on to the pavement?” Dana Diotte Nelson

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Editorial It’s time to rethink the Olympics. They are expensive, risky and potentially divisive when they are intended to be uniting. It is ridiculous we have two Olympics, the Olympics and Paralympics. We can have one event that encompasses both. We are one world community and the Olympics is all about the athletes. The way we do it now, the Paralympics are presented like an afterthought. A combined Olympics would mean that the spectator would be exposed to more sports and more athletes. The athletes would celebrate together and we end up with a more integrated society. We should also permanently locate both the summer and winter Olympics. The summer Olympics should be moved back to Greece. The Olympics began in Greece. It only makes sense that that is where it should be held. Greece at this time is having large economic difficulties. The infrastructure for the Olympics would provide a permanent resource for Greece that

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OP/ED CONTEST WINNERS

In March 2009, Nelson became a Transition Town making it the 190th in the world and fifth in Canada. The Express partnered with Transition Town Nelson for an opinion essay contest. The essays were about looking into our community’s future, identifying challenges and suggesting solutions. The essays were judged by the Express editorial staff and a first, second and third place winner were chosen. Transition Town Nelson generously provided monetary prizes of $150, $100 and $50 respectively to the top three writers. The three winning essays are reprinted

below. The winners will also have the opportunity to read their submission at the Transition Nelson expo at the Prestige on May 14. The Transition Town movement is a response to two challenges: climate change and peak oil. Peak oil refers to the notion that the supply of oil and gas has peaked, as the supply continues to shrink and demand continues to grow, this will have a dramatic upward impact on price. The Transition Town movement seeks

to facilitate a conversation about a new future for our community and ways to meet challenges that we face. It is a grass roots movement, seeking to inspire, coordinate, and facilitate community action in all domains including: education, health care, energy, water, food, local currency, and collective values. Please visit www.transitionnelson.org for more information and to find out how you can ge involved in the future of our community.

First Place: Transition Nelson: Imagine Nelson 2030 by Shelby Trenaman Electricity is now as important to everyone as food and water, and sometimes even more so. In 20 years the global population will be larger; food, water, and power consumption will also have increased. The use of green power needs to grow along with rising populations, even if only in small ways, in small communities. Power that isn’t created from hydro-carbons needs to become the “new black”. Green energy can not be second to fossil fuels anymore. Imagine Nelson in 2030: its population has increased in size and den-

sity, like most cities have with the rising world population, but Nelson hasn’t just grown out and up. It has grown down, too. Kilometers of elaborate tubing used for geothermal heating exist under the city. The tubing isn’t just used for heating houses either, it also heats water for showers, washing machines, dishwashers, and in the summer the tubes double as a cooling system. In addition, nearly every home, and some commercial buildings, are equipped with a small wind turbine or two on the roof to reduce energy bills. This had started becoming a trend shortly after it was decided that the con-

ditions around Nelson simply weren’t good enough to merit a wind farm. But the small windmills on the roof tops do their part and on a good day reduce a house’s energy use by 10 per cent, something any home owner is happy to find on their bill. Gardening has been affected by the change in the types of power used in town as well. The community gardens are scattered throughout the town, the largest one existing down at Lakeside Park, all of which are heated by the geothermal tubes. In late spring through early fall, solar panels generate enough heat to please the more exotic plants

in greenhouses. In the winter fewer plants are grown, but a few will survive in greenhouses heated with geothermal tubes running through the floors, walls, and even a handful in the roof, though this is mostly for keeping ice from freezing on the roof than anything else. Using green, sustainable energy is an excellent goal, and while imagining Nelson completely independent, or even significantly independent, from fossil fuels by 2030 is quiet a creative dream, it is possible, maybe just not within 20 years. In the end, change needs to start now, with small ideas, in a small community.

Second Place: Ideas for the Transition Town movement

Third Place: Welcoming the new Lennon Electric Train

by Russell Rodgers

by Glyn Humphries

Here are some ideas for the Transition Town movement: 1. It would be good to have a gardening website serving the local area. This service could permit people to post gardening tips for gardening practices that work well--when to plant and so forth, and people’s experience with the best food varieties for the region. It could serve as a central clearing house for people with compostable leaves, grass clippings or other materials to connect to others who want to compost these items. This website could also connect people who want fruit to people with fruit trees that aren’t being harvested. Transition Towns could organize a contest similar to the “Communities in Bloom” program, but for vegetable gardens. Winning gardens could become demonstration gardens for best practices, with their gardening techniques posted on the web. There could be a monthly web newsletter featuring interview with master gardeners in town. It might be good to connect to the existing gardening club in town, which I think currently tends to focus more on ornamentals.

2. There could be a website connecting people living in roughly the same neighborhood for ride sharing for trips to the grocery store. This would work well for people who tend to plan their grocery trips for the same time each week. A service like this would also connect people to each other, creating resilient social networks. It would be very beneficial for older individuals who can’t carry loads of groceries for a distance, and for people who, by choice or not, give up their cars. 3. About ten years (or more) ago, there was a share-a-ride taxi service in town. This service made multiple stops to pick up people going to roughly the same part of town. It was apparently shut down because it did not comply with the regulations for taxis. At the time, my working environment served many low income people, and they were very grateful for the service because it cost less. Obviously, by putting more people into a taxicab, it saved extra trips and therefore gas. If this service was shut down because of municipal regulations, these regulations could be changed.

4. The City of Nelson could consider installing smart meters. As oil, natural gas and gasoline become more expensive, electrical consumption will go up, particularly with the advent of plugin hybrids. As electrical demand outruns hydro generating capacity, it would be good to be able to schedule battery charging to coincide with cheaper rates at off-peak times. Furthermore, if and when solar-electrical generation becomes economically practical in our climate, it would be good to be able to put electrical output back into the grid when that generation is not being used on-site. 5. The City of Nelson should consider obtaining a tree farm license or a community forest license for the purpose of supplying firewood to City residents. It could be sold to people with EPA certified wood heaters that emit minimal smoke pollution. This would take pressure off that portion of the electrical supply that is used for heating purposes, as well as reducing net carbon emissions, since firewood is a renewable resource and a relatively cheap way to capture the sun’s energy for later use.

9th October, 2030 Dear Dictate-a-Note: The “Imagine Transition Nelson Celebration” Twenty years since leaving Nelson... here I am aboard the inaugural run of the LET (Lennon Electric Train). The continuous loop- from Nelson Station (CP), up Baker Street, along High Street (both traffic-free), down Nelson Avenue to Lakeside Park, along Lakeside Drive across CP land back to Nelson Station- now a terminal connecting passengers to the Proctor/Trail train link. Locals, tourists- all alighting at points along the way. Travelling up Baker. See a Nelson transformed. Traffic-choked city: gone. Now a continuous pedestrian-friendly neighbourhood.... first pedestrian network in Canada? Passing another first for Nelson: Josephine Station- gateway to Mountain Station. NoteJosephine Street, clear of vehicles, its funicular railway tracking right up the mountainside: more a scene to rival Prague, Zagreb or Barcelona!

Railways- linking schools, helping families, tourists, pedestrians, bikers, skiers, upwards! Uphill residents connecting to Nelson via the LET. Today is 90 years since John Lennon’s birth. 20 years ago, significantly, his song “Imagine”, inspired hope in many- used as a mindscape to dialogue, energize and transform Nelson’s citizens. Nelson’s zeitgeist, its fortitude and courage in coming together, finally emphasized People’s sustainable needs above the automobile- all music to Lennon’s ears. Nelson stared down its fears: respected its telescope of history; honoured the hope and innocence of future generations. “Imagine Nelson’s” vision and promise: shifting from its comfortable core, its complacency- assuming full responsibility for its actions, creating a dynamic people-friendly environment under shadowy fears of climate change. Fearing living a life beyond their control, locals, finally faced up to the tyranny of the automobile. Final straw: the end of cheap fuel and a healthy environment.

We would like to thank everyone who partipated in the opinion essay contest. So many great ideas put into action will ensure the future of our community will be a bright one.

2010: Nelson adopted Transition Nelson’s multigenerational challenge. Baker was literally choking with parked cars, a cholesterol-like presence of constant traffic and to boot, is the lifeblood of City coffers. Today, Nelson feels more like a fusion of Downtown Calgary’s Stephen Avenue with Grizzly Plaza in Revelstoke. Changing the culture was difficult..... Citizens had cut down on their electricity consumption; installed pollution-free wood stoves; ate slow food/bought local; walked, cycled more.... but finally wanted... to drive less. One incentive convincing people of the LET decision was the carbon credit passengers could apply against their taxes when riding the LET. Nelson has “Forged Ahead”, has come of age, ready to imagine the 21st Century! (Credit is given to conversations with and the visions of: Jim Bartels, Darryl Secret and Barry Nelson for believing in a people-friendly Nelson and the “World Café” Community.)

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Friday, March 19, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo Girls is a reading of a new �� play�� by Nicola Harwood. Three women trapped in a failing circus on the plains, conspire to escape. But they are not very good at escaping or conspiring. Murdered snakes, missing buffalo and an out of control slide projector keep everyone off kilter. A play about global warming and other conspiracies.

Nelson. Merchandise will be selected and exhibited that is created in the region or has a regional or local identity and theme. The intention is to offer unique products, designed or created for �� the Touchstones Shop. If you are an artist, writer, creator or

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Wednesday March 31, 7:30 p.m. The Canada Chronicles is the story of a four-year hitchhiking journey that Jackson took all over our country between 1997 and 2000. Stuart McLean has featured his book on CBC Radio’s Vinyl Cafe; it later went on to win the IPPY Award for best North American SUBMITTED travel memoir at Book Expo America. www.summitstudios.biz. Produced in Matt Jackson presents Canada Chronicles on association with the Nelson Municipal Wednesday, March 31. Library.

Peace Cafe featuring Aspen Switzer

Saturday, March 20h, 7 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre, 702 Victoria St. �� Following on the sold out showing audience choice award. of the award-winning documentary �� The film will be followed by a panel The Age of Stupid, the West Kootenay discussion and an interactive dialogue EcoSociety and the Nelson Daily News �� featuring a cast of local energy lumiare proud to present the Kootenay pre- naries, including Jennifer Stephenson mier of Fuel at the Capitol Theatre from ‘Jenergy Technologies’; Douglas While The Age of Stupid has been ��Hurst, chairman of Selkirk Power (www. recognized as the first successful dra- selkirkpower.com); Dan Woynillowicz, matization of climate change to reach director, strategy and external relations the big screen, Fuel is easily the most for the Pembina Insitute (www.pembina. comprehensive look at energy issues and org); and writer/investigative reporter ‘peak oil’ to date. It is the profoundly Mark Nykanen (marknykanen.com). hopeful story of one person’s courageous Tickets can be purchased at the Capitol journey to wrestle with the core issues Theatre or online at www.capitoltheof our abject energy dependence, and it atre.bc.ca. This event is a fundraiser for presents solutions that will make a dif- the West Kootenay EcoSociety. ference. The New York Times says, “Fuel For more information contact Russell sets the green standard for documenta- Precious, Director, West Kootenay ries,” and it found an equally favourable EcoSociety at 250-505-3231. response at the Sundance Film Festival, - submitted where it was awarded the prestigious

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an award for best Folk/ Traditional Recording of the Year and best Roots/ World Recording of the Year. The Peace Cafe is free, but pre-registration is recommended through Selkirk College Continuing Education at 250.365.7292 in Castlegar or 250.352.6601 in Nelson. - submitted

Ivan Coyote: storyteller

Saturday, March 20, 7:30 p.m. at the Velvet Underground, 646 Baker St. Ivan is good at old-fashioned kitchen ing, telling you a story. �� table stories. Imagine you are drinking Ivan Coyote was born and raised in black tea with canned milk, and it �is �� Whitehorse, Yukon. He is an award-winsnowing outside. The kitchen smells like ning author of five collections of short homemade soup, and you don’t have �� to �� stories, one novel, two CDs, four short work tomorrow so you can sit up all night films and is a renowned performer. talking. Or maybe it is a warm night �� in �� Ivan’s first love is live storytelling, the middle of July, and you are sitting on and over the last thirteen years he has a wool blanket in the sand, resting your become an audience favourite at music, back against a big-beached log. The lake poetry, spoken word and writer’s festiis smooth as glass and there is plenty of vals from Anchorage to Amsterdam. �� wood for the campfire. Someone is talk- submitted

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Competition calls for community to create Nelson’s future After a hugely successful initial round to the Imagine Arts Festival involving original music and videos, Transition Nelson is now looking to writers and artists to provide their inspiration about what Nelson will look like in 2030. What if food and goods were no longer transported across oceans? What if the price of a litre of gas rose to $2 or $3? How would our community create systems which are local in nature that would allow us to depend more on each other, and less on the long supply lines? Can you envision how Nelson would need to change? Or maybe you can imagine

the overall picture, or perhaps, one small piece of the puzzle. Transition Nelson is gearing up for part two of its arts festival series “Imagine Transition.” Open to all, young and old, expert or amateur, this friendly competition invites people to express visions for Nelson’s future through art or creative writing. Transition Nelson aims to raise awareness regarding climate change, peak oil, economic instability and how these factors can significantly shift our current globalized systems. Creative writing submissions can be fiction, fanciful and imaginary, or

Mad Decent presents Rob Threezy

Saturday, March 20, 10 p.m. at Spirit Bar, 422 Vernon St. Witness Rob Threezy’s first show in Canada. Barely in his 20’s, he’s already a force at some of the most exciting labels. Both Nightshifters and Mad Decent were listed in Electric Zoo’s Top 5 labels of 2009. NightShifters (Berlin/USA) is responsible for putting out releases such as Rock it Out and who’s roster includes such names as Udachi, Jubliee, AC Slater and Hostage. Diplo’s Mad Decent has achieved a

could be narrative, factual and opinionated. Creative writing submissions can also be works of poetry. Visual art work can be in any form - photography, sculpture, graphic art, in two or three dimensions. Create a vision of our future and you could win the $500 first prize; $350 second prize; and $200 third prize. There is no limitation placed on the imagination in this contest. “Expressions of Interest” to join this competition are due March 17 on the website. For official entry forms, and full contest details, please visit www. transitionnelson.org. - submitted

Emotionz is playing at SpiritBar on Friday, March 19.

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Friday, March 19 at SpiritBar, 422 Vernon St. Combining electronic music and hip hop like no other duo, this is one dance floor smashing performance you have to see. Stylust is on the turntables spinning his original production along with exclusives, remixes and face-melting

dubstep while Emotionz is ripping the microphone, drum machine and Kaoss Pad (beatbox looper). Expect a crazy night of basslines, blends, beatboxes, freestyles and costumes. - submitted

massive following throwing block parties and releasing anthems such as Pon De Floor. These labels picked up Threezy for a distinguishable raw sound not nor�� mally found in dance music. With lots of � a�� new tracks in the making and promising future ahead, this is a class act you �� first time at Ellison’s on Choose your characdon’t want to miss. Oliver! auditions mandolin, dobro and gui- ter. Play your part. Be Opening Set by Philthkids, tickets are Sunday, April 18, 10 a.m. tar. Some might remem- wild and crazy with your �� $10 at the Hume. to 4 p.m. at the Capitol ber him from previous costumes. If you want - submitted Theatre, 421 Victoria St. bands Moon Hogs and to come to help decorate, Call to book your audi- Frank Lee Scarlet. come at 1 a.m. It is part of tion time, 250-352-6363. Also making his first the experience. The table The program is for appearance will be Orion will be laid. Don’t be late youth ages 12+. Please Miller from the Selkirk for a very important date. �� have a song prepared, Music program. You may DJs by 2 a.m. $10 cover. preferably from the have seen him leading the For more information, Oliver! songbook. group Sound-Splash on contact ��250-352-3606. �� The program runs guitar and vocals. July 1 through July � �� The Sons 24. Performances are Thursday, July 22 through Mad Hatter’s Saturday, 20, 9 �� March �� Saturday, July 24. p.m. at the Royal Grill and Costume Ball The program fee is $275 Lounge, 330 Baker St. �� plus tax. For more details Saturday, March 20, 1 a.m. The Sons are an origivisit www.capitoltheatre. at the Velvet Underground, nal acoustic trio (Guitar, bc.ca or call 250-352-6363. 646 Baker St. Banjo, Mandolin, Vocals) Come down the rabfrom Rossland, BC bit hole to the Mad �� Hatter’s Tea Party and with members from the Unplugged Music local band The Tuques. �� costume ball, The Velvet Although they are a new Saturdays Underground’s first �� they have been ��project �� Saturday, March 20, 12-3 theme party. performing profession�� Come join the white � p.m. at Ellison’s Cafe, 523 ally�� for over 10 years rabbit as we gather for Front St. and perform regularly �� Ali Free will open with Mad Hatter’s Tea Party ��in �� Rossland. Catch them orignal folk on guitar and and Costume Ball with live at The Royal this �� vocals. Drew Birkett from music from Willy Wompa ��Saturday. �� Kaslo performs for the and the Beat Factory.

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Friday, March 26 at the Royal Lounge and Grill, 330 Baker St. Come witness some hefty rock and roll brought to you by two of Nelson’s best rock bands, Hammerhead and Locomotive Ghost. After headlining at Frostbite Music Festival in Whitehorse, Yukon, Hammerhead is stoked to be back in Nelson and will be performing their first show here with Geoff Ross on lead vocals and guitar. After just a few months of forming Locomotive Ghost, the band has already played several venues in Nelson.

Emergence 1

Saturday, March 20, 8 p.m. at the Cocoa-Nut Lounge, 116 Vernon St. The Cocoa-Nut Lounge presents emerging artists Rory Allen, Cedar Flute and Scott Sassaman as they individually perform their original compositions backed by the house band. All ages welcome. For more information, contact darcyahula@gmail.com.

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Wednesday, March 17, 8 p.m. at the Velvet Underground, 646 Baker St. Your favourite satire News show, STNews, presents the voice of Mountain FM and the dragon of his den, Drex. Also on the show, an

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Spring Fashion Show appearance by Lenny The Super-Leprechaun. Come out on St. Paddies Day to the Velvet Underground. The show starts at 8 p.m. sharp and doors open at 7:30. Tickets are $5. For more information, contact 250-354-9021 or www.youtube.comSTNews.

Shera Kelly and Kilmore Place

Friday, March 19, 8 p.m. the Velvet Underground, 646 Baker St. Vancouver’s Shera Kelly and Kilmore Place will be performing in Nelson on Friday March 19 with opening act by local musicians The Pine Years. Shera Kelly and band bring a diverse set to Nelson with songs ranging from jazzy folk pop to Ukranian tinged show tunes. Kilmore Place is an alternative rock/pop quintet with a style that is characterized by deft, tension building verses that quietly lead the way for the wide open, endorphin releasing choruses that the band is notorious for.

Sly Violet

Thursday, March 18, 6:30 p.m. at the Cedar Creek Cafe, 5709 Hwy 6, and 8 p.m. at the Cocoa-Nut Lounge, 116 Vernon St. Sly Violet puts on an entertaining live show full of well-written songs with her original brand of acoustic folk rock.

Saturday, March 20, 7 p.m. at Global Underground, 422 Herridge Lane This Saturday the Global Underground is hosting a Spring Fashion Show. The spotlight will be shining on over 15 local designers for just one night in a fundraising effort benefiting the Nelson Women’s Centre. Admission is free but there will be plenty of ways to support some grassroots designers and the Women’s Centre. New spring fashions will be on offer from local

studios and there will be tickets on sale for a prize draw, the Grand Prize of the evening being a $200 gift certificate for Global Underground. Entertainment includes music by DJ Dexter and the fashion show will feature Nelson’s own beautiful people. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the first set of the show at 8 p.m. - submitted SUBMITTED

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discovering new worlds on such varied inspirations as the work of Elliot within and beyond. Sung by Sydney Smith, Django Reinhardt, Galbraith, Robyn Lyle Lovett and Jeff Lamb, Robert Ley and Tweedy, Latimer has been Mackenzie Hope, Songs writing and recording will be accompanied by songs for his solo debut, a three-piece band made Fallen Apart. Songs for a New up of Al Black (Arthur Funkarelli), Ryan Jones World Lenten and talks (The Cropdusters) and Opens Thursday March 18, Wednesday, March 17, 6 7:30 p.m. at TNT Playhouse, Darren Fuss. Joining this p.m. at Ascension Lutheran dynamic creative team as corner of Carbonate & Church director, is Lisel Forst. Ward Sts.) The Lent 2010 theme Songs For A New Since its Broadway preDisco Fever night for mid-week soup-supWorld runs Thursday to mier, Tony award winner Saturday, March 20, 6 p.m. pers is about wellness, ��at Finley’s, �� Robert Jason Brown’s Saturday, March 18-20 and spiritual, physical, social 705 Vernon St. 25-27. Advance tickets are �� Parents �� of the Nelson Songs For A New World $15 and available at Eddy and emotional. has become an interna�Music �� Rhythm Ropers have Presenters are from � and Reo’s. ��partnered �� with Tanya and tional favourite. Nelson, and the topics are Filled with witty lyrics, �� Brent of Finley’s Irish Bar diverse, informative, and �� intoxicating harmonies, Cameron Latimer & Grill for the Roper’s �� life-giving. Come for soup fifth annual theme night, and poignant melodies, �� and buns, learn from the �� w/ Rueben deGroot Songs for a New World “Disco Fever Night” presenters about living Friday, March 19, 9 p.m. at Burger and fries with takes a journey through well, and sing the Holden heart- The Royal Grill and Lounge, Evening Prayer service at �� choice of beer, wine, pop, life’s little hiccups, �� coffee or tea are on the aches, fresh beginnings, 330 Baker St. 7 p.m. Learning through colmenu, for veggie lovers and triumphs while trotting along the path to laborations and drawing Combining classical music training with her effervescent creative side she captivates audiences time and time again bearing her heartfelt singer/songwriter soul. Sly Violet is on tour this month promoting her new CD Feel Your Way Out. It is a melancholy blend of folk and acoustic soft rock with heartfelt lyrics.

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Try Lakeside Park at theaNelson Municipal Library ��Walking �� the labyrinth has been basement, 602 Stanley St. �� Hasbrown & Cheese a tradition for thousands of years. Planting fever is in the air, just �� Evidence of these ancient pathin time for the EcoSociety’s Seedy Calzone ways, created through the use of Saturday. sacred geometry, has been discovfor breakfast. Here is where you’ll find local, ered around the globe. In recent non-hybrid, Kootenay adapted seeds times there has been a resurgence from some�� of the area’s best gardenin the popularity of the labyrinth. ers. “We’ll have quite an array of ThisFeb is largely 17 due to the benefits of vegetable and flower seeds,” says walking the labyrinth which range organizer Suzy Hamilton. “These from simple exercise and relaxation are seeds that can be grown over to insight and inspiration. andTo overEat again?once you learn the What The equinox occurs twice a year basics of seed saving. Even if you Mar. 10 �� in March and September. It marks don’t grow them to be saved, they’re the the 24 hour period when light hardier Howlikely about a and heartier.” �� and dark are equal. The sale provides a friendly, Mexican Everyone �� is invited to join the informative atmosphere for those Nelson Community Labryrinth with gardening questions. �� Group in celebrating the springCalzone Gardener Netta Zeberoff will �� eqinox by walking the Lakeside again offer her seed saving course fusion. �� for cultural Labyrinth. It is �� located next to the from noon to 1 p.m. at the sale. Rotary shelter �� and tennis courts. Admission and workshop are by �� This is a free event. For more infor- donation, as well as the rental on �� mation call 250-352-9630. the vendors’ tables. All are welMar. 3 come. For more information or to �� ?

MOVE INTO SPRING WITH PILATES!

�� Spring Equinox Labyrinth WhatEcoSociety To Eat ?Seedy �� Feb 24 �� Saturday Walk � �� Sunday, March 21, 1 p.m. at Rotary Saturday, March 20, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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We’ve got something 'for almost everyone (sans meat).

body & soul.

Mar. 31 to list your service call 354-3910

Acupuncture

Kate Butt, Accupunture and Herbal Medicine ......... 551-5283 Michael Smith, Dr. TCM, 10 years experience.........352-0459 Shauna Robertson Acupuncture & Herbs ................ 352-2167

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Hair Care

Pharmacy

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Front St Hair Studio, The Key to Beauty..................354-1202

Holistic Health

Aura Defence & Pranashakty Canada. Power, Beauty, Art Therapy Healing. www.auradefence.com pranashakty.org Clearwater Art Therapy ............................................ 505-1100 nelsonpranashakty@gmail.com................................505-7832 Bodywork ® Please proof accuracyCraniosacral,Esalen then phone, faxDeor email or anLomilomi, approval. Syama with Sylvie any healschanges with Hawaiian Thai, Qi-Gong Integrated Healing Touch,for Biodynamic Flower Essences. I Teach The Secret and Mayan ..........777-1077 epTissue, Shiatsu, Reflexology, Bliss, Certified Niko .......... 551-2577 Phone: 250.354.3910 • Fax: 250.352.5075 • Email: sales@expressnews.bc.ca Rolf Structural Integration, www.gravitytherapy.com......352-6611 Jennifer Keirstead Reg. Holistic Nutritionist .......509-1417

The Express is not responsible for any errors after the client has signed off. Chiropractic Homeopathy McKenzie Community Chiropractic ........................... 352-1322

Coaching

Richard Klein, Stress Reduction Coach .................... 352-3280 Shayla Wright certified life coach/spiritual mentor...352-7908

Colonics

Hydrotherpy, Detoxification, Nutrition. U. Devine...............352-6419

Counselling & Consultation

Sally Shamai, MEd, RCC, individuals & couples .... 1-877-688-5565 Dienna Raye, MA., Counsellor and Life Coach............352-1220 Gail Novack, MEd. Counselling, Grief & Loss .............505-3781 Jenie Taylor, BCST & Somatic Trauma Therapy ...... 551-4022

Feldenkrais Method

Physical Problems & Nothing has worked? Give me call and let’s get moving! Call Hilary ......................................354-7616

Barbara Gosney CCH RS Hom Cdn 12 yrs. exp..354-1180

Hypnotherapy

Sharon Best, Certified Adv. Hypnotherapist ............ 354-7750 Irene Mock, Reg. www.kootenayhypnotherapy.com ....352-7035

Remedy’s RX Custom Compound 737 Baker St. ..... 352-6928

Pilates Kootenai Pilates 540 Baker St. ................................ 352-1600

Registered Massage D Voykin RMT, 30 Yrs. By fee or donation ...........509-0345 Dennis Keithley RMT since 1983, BSc Kinesiology available evenings, weekends and holidays ............................354-8406 Valerie Nunes RMT @ Acupuncture Natural Health Clinic, New clients welcome.....................................................................505-3946

Shiatsu

Massage Services

Kimberly Davitsky, RST at Shalimar Spa ............... 354-4408

Tara Stark, RD, Nutrition Counselling......................505-9854

Shanti Yoga Studio, Baker @ Josephine.................352-7703

Please proof for accuracy then phone, fax Spas A Touch of Aloha, Lomi, Cranio, Structural, Sports 229-4424 �� Ginger Joy Rivest, Neuro Somatic� Therapy ..............505-4284 Phone: 250.354.3910 • 352-3280 Fax: 250.352. Mountain Waters Spa, Voted Best Spa 2007-09 .... �� Palliative Massage Course, July 3-10, 2009 ...........1-800-611-5788 ..354-4408 for an Shalimar Health Spa, The Voted Nelson’s Best Spa ... Express is not responsible �� & Massage �� Power Essentials, True Aromatherapy ...........505-4144 Yoga Gabriel Keczan, Neuro Somatic Therapy �� ...........................777-1159 �� The Yoga Loft 625 Front St. with Jenna Arpita... .. 825-2209 Nutritionists

Want to make delicious and healthy Easter Treats? ��

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the health pages.

Briefly March 17-23, 2010

Aries

Mar 21 - Apr 19

You may find your patience is non-existent this week. Your actions may be hasty. Try to avoid taking risks and keep your plans positive and uncomplicated. Dealing with authority or paper work right now can feel extremely tedious. Think of it as a work in progress.

Taurus

May 21 - June 20

You may find a week of unexpected surprises! This can be a person or new opportunity regarding your hobby or work. This can lead to an entire new path for you if you want it. Any negotiations or public presentations will be successful. Just make sure you are prepared.

Jul 23 - Aug 22

You may find your performance is under pressure this week. Make sure you are remaining truthful to yourself. You may find this pressure can propel you towards new exciting possibilities. Spread your truth. This will help to initiate realistic actions.

Apr 20 - May 20

This week you may find yourself making decisions quickly with a sense of assertiveness. This can enhance your planning abilities. Avoid becoming annoyed if all your ideas or suggestions are not met with enthusiasm. Your opportunity is to bring a mature perspective.

Gemini

Leo

Virgo Aug 23 - Sept 22

You may be feeling completely consumed by a relationship or an undertaking right now. This is not negative, but make sure you harness your energy so you can continue to grow and help yourself as well. You may be surprised at your new ideas.

Libra Sept 23 - Oct 23

You may begin to realize overlooked details in your current situation. Your bigger picture perspective is growing. You may want to change your plans as these realizations come into view. Keep the end goal in mind and stay true to yourself.

Scorpio Oct 24 - Nov 21

Cancer

June 21 - Jul 22

Although you may feel the urge to slack off this week, much accomplishments can be made if you persevere. You will be able to plan effective actions. Renovation can lead to personal victories, whether it be your home, yourself, or your ideas.

This is a good time to reposition yourself. This can mean you need to take a short trip, long journey or even relocate where you are currently residing. Relationships can be redefined. There may be a significant person or event that can change your current direction for the better.

Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21

This is a great time to empower yourself further. As you gain momentum, recognition of your achievements and talents can start to draw the attention of others. Maybe even a person with a romantic interest. This is a good time for new relationships or letting go of old ones.

Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19

Although you may have a lot of work on your plate, you know the best way to get things done. If it seems overwhelming to you, make sure you strategize the most effective way to make things happen. Your efforts, or performance will be highly rewarded if you do a good job.

Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18

No time for making excuses or worrying about the future. Allow the nature process of regeneration take its course, the ebb and flow of loss and gain. With that comes an opportunity to increase your overall financial wealth and compassion. Challenge and expand your personal limits.

Pisces

An Evening of Sacred Chanting

nature, and being creative. Inspired by the natural world, tap into your creative process to reflect and rejuvenate your soul. Cost is $65, no art experience necessary.

Join in an evening of devotional chanting. Uplift yourself and your spirit in a joyous gathering. Using sacred language, invoke and awaken the deeper layers of the heart. Please bring cushions. This event is sponsored by Foundation For Higher Learning. For more information please visit www. planetary-transformation. org.

Longevity Banquet

Thursday, March 18, 7:308:30 p.m. at the Aikido Centre, 213C Baker St, behind Sacred Ride

Spring renewal

Saturday March 20, 10 a.m. -3 p.m. at Kokanee Creek Park The arrival of spring brings with it a sense of renewal. Honor yourself and the changing of seasons by connecting with

Saturday, March 20, 6 p.m. at the North Shore Hall, 675 Whitmore Rd. The Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences will host the second annual ‘Longevity Banquet’ where guests will enjoy a five course meal based on their pulse diagnosis. Come out to support the Academy, eat delicious food and learn about yourself. There are only 100 tickets to be sold at $75 each. Tax receipts will be issued. Advanced ticket sales only. Tickets can be purchased from the Academy Bookstore at 303 Vernon Street or by phone at 250-354-1995.

Gabriel Method

Wednesday, March 24, 6-8 p.m. at 4120 Shasheen Rd, Blewett The Gabriel Method is� a different approach to weight loss, health and vitality. Jon Gabriel uses visualizations and nutrientdense, real foods to turn off the fat switch in your body and getting it to want to be thin. You learn to work in harmony with �� your body and giving it the nutrients it needs to � �� nourish your cells, not stave them. �� Please contact Ulla at 250-352-6419 or at ulla�� devine@live.ca to find out about this and other health and food classes offered this April/May. ��

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Feb 19 - Mar 20

You may have a heightened sense of intuition this week. You may also notice and even be affected by other people’s energy. You may feel strongly compelled to initiate action in a completely new direction. Opportunities will present themselves that can support your new journey.

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drop-in classes & events Wed nes d a y s SHANTI YOGA STUDIO shantiyoga.ca 10 - 11:30 a.m. Mum & New Baby Yoga, Donna 12 - 1:30 p.m. Anusara Yoga, Elissa 3 - 3:30 p.m. Kids Yoga 5:30 - 7 p.m. Restorative Yoga, Shayla 7:30 - 8:45 p.m. - Invigorating Yoga, Lindsay BELLYFIT FUSION FITNESS 5-6p.m. the Moving Centre. Heather, 354-0492 KOOTENAY AKIDO 5 - 6 p.m. Kids Class, ages 7-12 6:30-8 p.m. Adult Class, 213C Baker St. 352-3935 OM YOGA STUDIO 10 - 11:30 a.m.Yoga/Pilates Core, Linsey Rose 5:30 - 7 p.m. Quantum Yoga, Alison 6 Mile, 3067 Heddle Rd, 250-825-0011, www.omyogasixmile.com BAHA’I COMMUNITY OF NELSON 7 p.m. 1920 Falls St. 354-0944 KUTENAIS FINEST PERSONAL TRAINING 8 a.m. Abs & Buns Ball Class with Ali Popoff 182 Baker St. 250-352-9196 YANG/CHEN TAI CHI AND QI GONG 7 -8:30 a.m. Summit Health & Fitness, 685-B Baker St 250-352-7897

T hurs da y s SHANTI YOGA STUDIO shantiyoga.ca 10 - 11:30 a.m Prenatal Yoga, Donna 5:30 - 7 p.m. Hatha Flow, Karuna 7:30 - 9 p.m. Yoga Basics Course, 8 cless/$80 monthly, Preregister APPLIED COMBAT MARTIAL ARTS 6:30 - 8 pm. Adult class 525 Josephine Street, Information call 352-0459 EMOTIVE MOVEMENTS 5 - 6:30 p.m. Dance Foundations, All Levels Moving Centre, Pamela 352-1795, vibrationartisan@gmail.com OM YOGA STUDIO 10-11:30 a.m. Quantum Yoga, Alison, 6 Mile, 3067 Heddle Rd, 825-0011 www.omyogasixmile.com KYOKUSHIN KARATE 2:30 - 3:45 p.m. Kids, 6 - 7 p.m. Adults Blewette School, Keith Clughart, 551-3345 FELDENKRAIS CLASSES 1 - 2 p.m. Effortless Movement. OM Studio, 6 Mile, 3067 Heddle Rd

7:15 - 8:15 p.m. Reduce Stress, Kutenais Finest, 182 Baker St. Judy Katz 352-3319, somatikatz@gmail.com RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS 3-4:00 p.m. Beginner ages 6 & up 4-5:30 p.m. Performance Group ages 8 & up S.Nelson, Rhythmic Dimensions 505-1812. QI-GONG & CHEN TAI CHI 7 - 8 p.m. Central School Gym. Info 505-4562 Chris Gibson GLOBAL RHYTHMS 5 - 6 p.m. World music dance workout. The Moving Centre, 533 Baker. FELDENKRAIS CENTRE 2 - 3 p.m. First Class 206 Victoria St., Susan Grimble 352-3449. FOLK FUSION SKIRT DANCE 3 - 4 p.m. Ages 7-11 All Levels. 6 - 7 p.m. Adult, Studio Alive, 352-0047 YANG/CHEN TAI CHI AND QI GONG 7 -8:30 a.m. Summit Health & Fitness, 685-B Baker St 250-352-7897

Fr i d a y s SHANTI YOGA STUDIO shantiyoga.ca 10 - 11:30 a.m. Yoga Therapy, Anie 12 -1:30 p.m. Invigorating Yoga, Anie 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. Teen Yoga, Marie 5 :30- 7 p.m. Anusara Yoga, Elissa 7:30 - 9 p.m. Restorative Yoga, Yasmin FELDENKRAIS CENTRE 11-12 p.m. First Class 206 Victoria St., Susan Grimble 352-3449 NELSON BREAST FEEDING CLINIC 9:30 - 11:30 a.. Free drop-in Nelson Health Unit, 2nd ﬂoor Kutenai Building, 333 Victoria Street, more info 250-505-7200. KOOTENAY AKIDO 4 - 5 p.m. Akido Fun, ages 4-6 5 -6 p.m. Kids Class, ages 7-12 6:30 - 8 p.m. Adult Class213C Baker St 352-3935. TRANSCENDENDENT COMBAT SPORTS 6 p.m. Combat cardio, 250-509-1061. Summit Health and Fitnes KUTENAIS FINEST PERSONAL TRAINING 6 a.m. & 8 a.m. Boot Camp with Ali Popoff 182 Baker St 250-352-9196 YANG/CHEN TAI CHI AND QI GONG 7 -8:30 a.m. Summit Health & Fitness, 685-B Baker St 250-352-7897

Sa t u rd a ys SHANTI YOGA STUDIO shantiyoga.ca 10 - 11:30 a.m. Rejuvanitive Soma Yoga, Shayla 12 - 1:30 p.m. Hatha Flow, Cindy KOOTENAY AKIDO 9:15 - 10:45 a.m. Intro Akido 213C Baker St 352-3935 FELDENKRAIS CENTRE 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Regain Mobility 206 Victoria St., Susan Grimble 352-3449

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SHANTI YOGA STUDIO shantiyoga.ca 10-11:30 a.m. Prenatal Yoga,Donna 12 - 1:30 p.m. Anusara Yoga, Elissa 2 - 4 p.m. Level 1 Progressive Yoga Course 4 weeks/$100 monthly, Preregister OM YOGA STUDIO 3:30 - 5 p.m. Yoga ReBalance/Align Linsey Rose 6 Mile, 3067 Heddle Rd, 250-825-0011 www.omyogasixmile.com.

8 a.m. Abs & Buns Ball Class with Ali Popoff 182 Baker St. 250-352-9196 FELDENKRAIS CLASSES 1 - 2 p.m. Effortless movement. Kutenais Finest, 182 Baker St. Judy Katz 352-3319, somatikatz@gmail.com. THE ART OF MOVEMENT 5 - 6:30 p.m. Strengthen, Lengthen & Connect w/ Lisa Front Studio-Moving Centre 533 Baker 354-0484 info. YANG/CHEN TAI CHI AND QI GONG 7 -8:30 a.m. Summit Health & Fitness, 685-B Baker St 250-352-7897

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SHANTI YOGA STUDIO shantiyoga.ca �� 10 - 11:30 a.m. Gentle Yoga, Maureen 5:30 - 7 p.m. Hatha Flow , Karuna �� 7:30 - 9 p.m. Yoga Basics Course 8 classes/$80 month, Preregister �� APPLIED COMBAT MARTIAL ARTS 6:30 - 8 p.m. Adult Class 525 Josephine St. Information call 250-352-0459. �� OM YOGA STUDIO Please 10 - 11:30 a.m. Quantum Yoga, Alison proof for accurac 6 Mile, 3067 Heddle Rd, 250-825-0011 www.omyoPhone: 250.354.3910 gasixmile.com. SHANTI YOGA STUDIO shantiyoga.ca KUNDALINI YOGA with Catherine Leighland The Express is not r 10 - 11:30 a.m. Yoga Therapy, Laurie 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Shambhala Meditation Centre, 12 - 1:30 p.m. Invigorating Yoga, Sharon 444 Baker St., upstairs 352-6132. 5:30 -7:00 Anusara Yoga, Elissa RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS 7:30 -9:00 Yin Yoga,Please Menaka proof for accuracy then phone, fax or email with any changes 3:15-4:00 p.m. Introductory ages 4-5 KOOTENAY AKIDO p.m. Intermediate ages 8 & up Phone: 250.354.3910 •4:00-5:30 Fax: 250.352.5075 • Email: sales@expre 6:30 - 8 p.m. Adult Class, 213C Baker St 250-3525:30-6:30Inter/adv extra class 3935. S. Nelson, Rhythmic Dimensions 505-1812. The Express is not responsible for any errors after the client ha CONTACT IMPROVISATION DANCE JAM QI-GONG & CHEN TAI CHI 7:30 - 9 p.m. all levels and live musicians welcome. 7 - 8 p.m. at the Central School Gym. Info 505-4562 The Moving Centre, 533A Baker St. Info 250-352Chris Gibson. 3319 Judy. SARVA SHAKTI SADHANA CIRCLE KYOKUSHIN KARATE 7 - 8 p.m. An ancient siddhar yoga practice 2:30 - 3:45 p.m. Kids #209-ManiStone Centre, 507 Baker St, 505-7832 6 - 7 p.m. Adults SARVA SHAKTI SADHANA CIRCLE Blewette Elementary School, Keith Clughart, 5517 - 8 p.m. An ancient siddhar yoga practice 3345. #209-ManiStone Centre, 507 Baker St, 505-7832 RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS KUTENAIS FINEST PERSONAL TRAINING 2:15-3:30 p.m. Beg/Inter ages 6 & up 6 a.m. & 8 a.m. Boot Camp with Ali Popoff 3:30-4:14 p.m. Intro ages 4-5 182 Baker St 250-352-9196 Redﬁsh, Rhythmic Dimensions 505-1812. KOOTENAY AKIDO BELLYFIT FUSION FITNESS 6 - 7:30 p.m. Intro Akido 213C Baker St 352-3935. 8:45 - 9:45 a.m. at the Moving Centre. Call Heather, YANG/CHEN TAI CHI AND QI GONG 354-0492 7 -8:30 a.m. Summit Health & Fitness, 685-B Baker St KUTENAIS FINEST PERSONAL TRAINING 250-352-7897

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SAHAJ MARG group meditationplease phone: Eleanor 352-3366 or Sarah 354- 9496 TIBETAN BUDDHIST SITTING and walking Meditation Open to Everyone. 10 - 11:30 a.m. at the Gompa, 6425 Sproule Creek Rd. tashicholing.ca 250-354-0206.

ongoing.

Mondays

Wednesdays NEED INEXPENSIVE BIRTH CONTROL? Options for Sexual Health drop-in clinic. 333 Victoria St. 5:30-8 p.m. and weight? OA supPROBLEM WITH EATING por t group 5-6 p.m., Nelson Hospital cafeteria. 250-352-7717/1-800-611-5788. www.endoftrail.ca/OANelson.htm THE NELSON SCRABBLE CLUB meets Wednesdays at 1 p.m. Info 250352-6936 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Harrop Hall, Harrop 5:30 p.m. DOES SOMEONE’S DRINKING TROUBLE YOU? Al-Anon meeting noon The Cellar. 717A Vernon St. GLACIER HARMONIES Women’s Barbershop Chorus. All welcome at 7 p.m. to Baptist Church, 611-5th St. Nelson. Dorothy 352-7199 or Joey 352-3393

PUBLIC MEDITATION 12 - 1 p.m. All welcome. Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre 444 Baker St. www.nelsonbuddha.com SAHAJ MARG group meditation please phone: Eleanor 352-3366 or Sarah 354- 9496 SHOTOKAN KARATE 5-7p.m. St. Joseph’s school gym 523 Mill Street. NELSON TABLE TENNIS CLUB. 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Blewett Elementary School when school is in session. 352-9547 or 352-5739 BAHA’I COMMUNITY of Nelson. Please join us for an introduction to Baha’i Faith. 7 p.m. 354-0944 WALKING CLUB MEETING Under Orange Bridge Nelson, 10 a.m. Proximately 2 hours walk 250.352.3517 libaz@shaw.ca CHOIR AT NDYC 3:30-5:30. Call 352-5656 for details DRUG PROBLEM? We can help. Call Narcotics Anonymous 1.800.342.7439 PARENT & CHILD TIME at the Harrop Hall. 10 a.m. - 12 noon Information: Lesley 825-0140 NELSON WOMEN’S CENTRE drop in noon-four. Free clothing/ food.420 Mill Street 250.352.9916

Thursdays IS ALCOHOL A PROBLEM IN YOUR LIFE? AA Meetings, Lunch Bunch at Noon. Into Action Big Book Study at 8:00 p.m. The Cellar. 717A Vernon St. ACUPUNCTURE for ADDICTIONS Free drop-in clinic, 1:30 p.m. Located at 333 Victoria Street, 2nd Floor. 505-7248 BIBLE STUDY JOY BAPTIST CHURCH, 6:30 p.m. 560 Baker St., Suite #3. Everyone welcome. SIGNING CHOIR (sign language) 3:30 p.m. at NDYC, 608 Lake St. www.ndyc.com REDFISH BADMINTON Ages 15 to 90 Mon Thurs 6:30 p.m. $3 drop in. Call 229-4346 or 229-4343 for more details. PUBLIC MEDITATION 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. All welcome. Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre, 444 Baker St. www.nelsonbuddha.com NELSON WOMEN’S CENTRE noon - 4 for recycled bag sewing project. 250 352 9916 NELSON BADMINTON CLUB meets at Mary Hall Gymnasium, 7 - 9 p.m. Everyone welcome. Anne 250-352-7536 Guy 250-352-6330. ADULT BADMINTON @ Redfish School, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. $20. Bring racquet and indoor footwear. For info call 229-4346 229-4343 229-4485 TOASTMASTERS 2ND AND 4TH Thursday (each month): Improve your public speaking, communication and leadership skills. http://kokanee. freetoasthost.ws ENJOY DRAWING PEOPLE? 7-9 pm, Until Feb 11. $60. KSA drawing studio. Ph 352-7646. HABLAS ESPANOL? GROUP meeting 2nd & 4th Thursday of the Month. Only Bakery 5 p.m. Todos Bieviendo

Fridays

Saturdays WILDERNESS SURVIVAL, HERBALISM and Stone Age Skills classes! Ongoing program. Children, teen, adult classes. 357-2822. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Noon meeting at The Cellar. 717A Vernon St. THE NELSON SCRABBLE CLUB meets Saturday at 1 p.m. For further info. Please call 250-352-6936. NELSON CHESS CLUB every Saturday morning, all welcome. Seniors Hall, 777 Vernon St. CHILDREN’S ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS Ages 4-7 at The Moving Centre. Call The Dance Path, Marguerite Wood, 359-2926. WALK IN PEACE: at Lakeside Park (at the gate), 1st Saturday monthly. 10:30 a.m. Be The Change. KUTENAI ART THERAPY INSTITUTE Art Zone Drop-In Open Studio 11-4 pm. 601 Front St. 250-352-2264.

HERITAGE HARMONY Barbershop Chorus. Welcoming anyone! Tim 250825-9694 or John 250-352-6892 NELSON SCOTTISH COUNTRY Dancing 7-9 p.m. Central School gym. Beginners welcome, first class free. SHOTOKAN KARATE 5-7p.m. St. Joseph’s school gym 523 Mill Street NELSON BADMINTON CLUB meets at Mary Hall Gymnasium, 7 - 9 p.m. Everyone welcome. Anne 250-352-7536 Guy 250-352-6330 DROP IN GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP. 7-9 p.m. at Broader Horizons, 905 Gordon Road, back door.

Mon. Mar. 22 SARAH MCGLYNN & Rich Rabnett @ Library Lounge 6-10 p.m. SLASH POW MONDAYS @ The Royal. 9 p.m. LATIN SALSA DANCE Class @ The Royal. From 6:30-8:30PM.

Tues. Mar. 23 TUESDAY IS BLUESDAY With host band “The Jones Brothers Jam Band” @ Finley’s. ALL AGES OPEN MIC every Tuesday at the CocoaNut Lounge. 6-10 p.m. Hosted by Rob Funk. CLIFF MADDIX & Friends @ Library Lounge ALL AGES OPEN Mic every Tuesday at the CocoaNut Lounge. 6-10pm. Hosted by Rob Funk BAR ROOM DANCING with Howie @ The Royal. 7-9 p.m. ance reservation required

ACUPUNCTURE for ADDICTIONS Free drop-in clinic, 1:30 p.m. Located at 333 Victoria St, 2nd Floor. 505-7248 YOUNG FELLOWS OFF BOOZE AA Meeting 8 p.m. Vernon St.

The Cellar. 717A

NELSON WOMEN’S CENTRE drop in noon-four. Free clothing/ food.420 Mill Street 250.352.9916 NELSON COMMUNITY BAND Rehearsals, 7:30-9:00, First Baptist Church, 611 5th St, New members welcome. 352-6119

music. Wed. Mar. 17 OPEN MIC NIGHT with Estevan @ The Royal. 8 p.m.

Wed. Mar. 17

Thurs. Mar. 18

FERTILITY AWARENESS COURSE in Winlaw begins March 18. Contact Kate, 226-7937, for more info. WOMEN IN SUSTAINABLE Housing (WISH) introduction free workshop for women seeking housing stability. Pre-registration(250) 352-6688. TNT PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS the Broadway and international hit, “Songs From A New World” with Sydney Galbraith, Robyn Lamb, Robert Ley, and Mackenzie Hope. Pop, Gospel, Jazz and Classical. 7:30 TNT Playhouse (corner Ward and Carbonate) Advance tickets $15 at Eddy Music and Reo’s. CONTACT IMPROV DANCE Classes, 7:30-9pm, 502 Baker St. All levels, drop in welcome. (250)415-1259.

Fri. Mar. 19

THE WINE TASTING Social @ The Royal. From 5-7pm. Advance reservation required

Thurs. Mar. 18 LIVE MUSIC /WITH Estevan @ the Dam Inn South Slocan. 9 p.m. DINNER W/ ASPEN Switzer & Kenny Konrad @ The Royal. 6 - 8 p.m. COME SEE SLY Violet perform folk rock at Cedar Creek Cafe in Winlaw at 6:30pm

Fri. Mar. 19 BAR ROOM DANCING with Howie @ The Royal. 6-9 p.m.. COME SEE SLY Violet perform folk rock music at Cocoa-Nut Lounge in Nelson at 8:00pm

ELLISON’S CAFE PRESENTS Ali Free, Drew Birkett and Orion Miller perform unpluggged at Ellison’s Natural Food Cafe, 12-3 p.m. BLUEGRASS FIDDLE, VOICE, guitar, contra dance, and dance calling workshops, Riondel. Pre-register with sharterr@bluebell.ca 250-225-

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Sun. Mar. 21 SPRING EQUINOX LABYRINTH Walk @ Rotary Lakeside Park, 1:00 pm. Everyone welcome. TRIBUTE THROWDOWN RAIL Jam @ Whitewater! Come out and bust a move and compete for prizes! 250.352.7722 WORLD MUSIC FILM “Peace Through Music”, 7:30 p.m., TNT Playhouse (Carbonate/Ward). Info:playingforchange.com, Facebook-Peter Schramm, 352-5717

Fri. Mar. 26 SENIOR CITIZENS’ BR.#51 Potluck Luncheon, 717 Vernon St. All Seniors Welcome. FLIKS & THE LANGHAM present BIG RIVER MAN in Kaslo. A Slovinian swims the Amazon. PG13. 7:30pm.

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‘FUEL’ - THE AWARD winning green documentary - provides a comprehensive look at the difficult issues and encouraging solutions around energy use and ‘peak oil’ through the core issues of our energy dependence. RETRO DAY @ WHITEWATER - Prizes for best dressed + stay for the Apres party in lodge! www.skiwhitewater.com. TNT PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS see Thursday listing for details

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FIDDLE ROOTS PROJECT presents Kootenay Grass Co. and family country dance, Riondel Community Centre, 7p.m. TNT PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS see Thursday listing for details

Sat. Mar. 20

ROB JOHNSON & Friends Library Lounge

special events.

CREATIVE WRITING AND Art competition “expressions of interest” due today. For full details, visit www.transitionnelson.org COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION & Intimacy Playshop, 6-8pm #209507 Baker St, $10-20. Contact: (250)226-7261

PAUL LANDSBERG with Strings @ Library Lounge

“NOTHIN’ BUT THE Blues”. Join QCity Blues Band @ The Royal. 711pm.

SUFFER FROM AN Eating Disorder? Need Support?, 352-9598 after 6 p.m. or mcsuzzie@hotmail.com for more info.

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Sun. Mar. 21 NIKKO @ Library Lounge 6-10 p.m.

Tuesdays

ROB THREEZY W/ Philth Kids @ SpiritBar

COOKING CLASSES EVERY Wed/Sun. Many topics to choose from. Contact Lorraine at lorrainer61@gmail.com or 250-352-3860

THE COCOA-NUT LOUNGE presents emerging artists Rory Allen, Cedar Flute and Scott Sassaman from 8-10pm.

ADULT BADMINTON @ Redfish School, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. $20. Bring racquet and indoor footwear. For info call 229-4346 229-4343 229-4485

Please join us the Baha’i faith

DIAPER FREE BABY / ELIMINATION Communication Support Circle, 4th Monday of each month 10 - 12 a.m. at The Family Place 312 Silica St.

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WILDERNESS SURVIVAL, HERBALISM and Stone Age Skills classes! Ongoing program. Children, teen, adult classes. 357-2822. PUBLIC MEDITATION 9 a.m. -- 12 p.m Mid-morning refreshments; come and go as you wish. Shambhala Meditation Centre 444 Baker St. www. nelsonbuddha.com WORSHIP SERVICES JOY BAPTIST CHURCH 10 a.m., 11 a.m, 6:30 p.m., 560 Baker St, Suite #3, 825-4095. QUAKER MEETING 723 Ward, upstairs, 9:45. 354-3859. SUNDAY MORNING WORHSIP, Community Church, Passmore Hall, 11 a.m. SUNDAY WORSHIP, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Slocan, 2 p.m. UNITY CENTRE of the Kootenays, 905 Gordon Rd. Broader Horizons. Back door, 11 a.m. Everyone welcome. NELSON AA - Sunday Morning 10 a.m. The Cellar. 717A Vernon St. NELSON UNITED CHURCH service, 10 a.m. 602 Silica St. All are welcome. DROP IN ULTIMATE frisbee $7. SoccerQuest indoor field. 308 Cedar St., 4:30 - 6 p.m. ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH Service 10:15 a.m. 1805 Silverking Rd. You are welcome. 352-2515 ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH Everyone welcome to 4 p.m. worship 21 Silica St. 354-3308

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Classic DifficultySudoku LevelDJ -STYLUST Easy W/ Emotionz @ SpiritBar

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BAHA’I COMMUNITY for prayers and an 7 p.m 354-0944

JUDE DAVISON SINGS acoustic covers and originals at Max & Irmas 6-9pm

GENDER OUTLAWS, a support & social group for trans & gender variants. 354-5362. NELSON AA-F-TROOP meeting at the Cellar 717A Vernon St. 8 p.m. DOES SOMEONE’S DRINKING TROUBLE YOU? Al-Anon meeting 8 pm at 601 Front St.

REDFISH BADMINTON Ages 15 to 90 Mon Thurs 6:30 p.m. $3 drop in. Call 229-4346 or 229-4343 for more details. MT. SENTINEL SCHOOL South Slocan Badminton Mon Wed 7:30 p.m. 359-7610 OPEN HOUSE, Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre. Meditation instruction and practice 7 p.m; talk and discussion 8 p.m; tea 9 p.m. 444 Baker St. www.nelsonbuddha.com

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Child Care LOOKING FOR P/T (3d/week) child care for 2 infants in Beasley starting May/June. Call 359-5091. FUN, LEARNING & PLAYBASED CARE- I have over 15 years of Nanny experience/ 5yrs of professional tutoring all ages. CPR, 1staide, PrivateChef services, housekeeping. Robin 226-7116

Children TWINS? EZ2 NURSE pillow in excellent condition - $50. 2 chariot infant slings $50 each. 359-5091. CHARIOT SLING, 2 way Swing, Moby Wrap, Vibrating Rocking Chair, excellent condition. 250 505-2020 11 FUZZI BUNZ cloth diapers. Boyish colors. GUC retail for 22-25/diaper, asking 10/diaper 352-3580

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WE ARE LOOKING for a waldorf grade 7/8 student/ Waldorf alumni who loves art and children to come to our house and do art with our 3yr old one hour/week. Parent will be at home (this is not a babysitting job). CAPITOL THEATRE AUDITIONS! Flexible to your schedule. willing to Summer Youth Program Production: pay a small, fair wage. Jennie and Please for toaccuracy then phone, fax or email with any changes or an approval. Oliver! Sunday Aprilproof 18 10am Larkspur 354-7812 4:00pm Call to book your audition Phone: Fax: 16” 250.352.5075 • Email: sales@expressnews.bc.ca GIRLS •BIKES: coaster $40; time 250.352.6363. Youth250.354.3910 ages 12+. FIDDLE ROOTS PROJECT 3! 20” 5-speed $50; folding lawnchairs Please have a song prepared, prefDR. MICHAEL SMITH (TCM) is now Dinner, Kootenay Grass Co. concert, The Express responsible off. 4/$10; MEC raincoat 6for $25;any 250-errors after the client has signed erably from the Oliver! songbook.is not accepting new patients. Offering all ages family dance; fiddle, voice, 352-7919 Program runs July 1 through July 24. services in Acupuncture, Traditional dance workshops - Riondel March Chinese Medicine, Nutritional and Performances Thurs July 22 through 19/20. 250-225-3295. Workshop regFunctional Medicine. Experienced Sat July 24. Program fee $275 plus istration sharterr@bluebell.ca and compassionate health care. tax $288.75. www.capitoltheatre. AWAKEN AND DEVELOP your intuiIndividually designed healing probc.ca 250.352.6363 HC-S (HOME COMPUTING Solutions) tive abilities! Private 90 minute sesgrams. Please call 250-352-0459. Offering reliable and competitively IF YOU ARE a human being who sion $100 with author/Intuitive Norm SWORD CLASSES FOR Youth priced PC Support & Computer skills will someday die and who has ever Pratt. (250)357-9457, www.normstarting in April. 8 weeks each boys training. From Hardware to Network suffered in any way then this event pratt.com and girls aged 11-16.$80.00 (swords we come to you’ No Solution NO FEE’ is for you: an open invitation to the available) Demo at Lakeside April WEST KOOTENAY SPRINGTIME Tel#250-505-4940 E-mail info@hcNelson Adidam Study Group. Please 03@ 2:00 Suzzanne- 250-551-4431 FAIRE Saturday April 17, 2010 s.org call 354-4724 10am-4pm Nelson Vendor’s Tables LOSE UP TO 24lbs by May 24. HP 710C PRINTER, works great. ATTENTION RESIDENTIAL Available 250-352-9599 Results Guaranteed. Look great. Free with purchase of full ink carSCHOOL SURVIVORS and day Feel Great. Lose weight. Call Herbal DRUMMING FROM THE Heart tridges. $100 Gina 352-5895 school students! Confused about the Magic for a free no obligation consulDrumcircle facilitated by Kim independent assessment process tation 1-800-926-4363. Masse @North Shore Hall 7:15pm (IAP)? Is the government not answerkimmasse@shaw.ca 250-505-2684. ing your questions? Not sure if you FINLEY’S BURGER & Beer Night, qualify? Need help? We’ve helped HIGH SCHOOL MATH and SCIENCE Saturday, March 20th, 6pm-midnight. over 3000 survivors across Canada Tutoring Experienced teacher 2010 YUKON JOB FAIR April 29th, Tickets $10.00 Fundraiser for Nelson with their claims. Call now! 1-888available for Nelson area. Sandy 2010. Where job seekers & employRhythm Ropers. 918-9336. Ockenden 250-354-8522 ers meet face-to-face. Construction, mining & retail companies will be TRAIN TO BE a MEDICAL LAB there. Info www.yuwin.ca or 867-393ASSISTANT. The Healthcare industry 3874. needs YOU! MTI Community College DEBT CONSOLIDATION SKATE BOY AND Ruru Prints www.mticc.com, 604-310-2684. and original art cardboard box PROGRAM. Helping Canadians LOVE YOUR JOB! Train to be an muriels. Contact Andreas Pitt repay debts, reduce or eliminate interApartment/Condominium Manager andreaspitt@hotmail.com est, regardless of your credit. Steady from home. Jobs registered across Income? You may qualify for instant FINE ART WEISBRICH watercolour Canada! Thousands of grads workoriginals, proofs, prints, geodes, help. Considering Bankruptcy? Call ing. Government registered. 30 years citrine, amethyst, ammolite, fos1-877-220-3328 FREE Consultation of success. Information: www.RMTI. sils, silver, jewelry, trilobites, native Government Approved, BBB ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681cedar carvings 354-9033 Member. 5456.

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THE EXPRESS IS searching for individuals with previous newspaper writing experience to join our tram on a part-time/freelance basis. A degree in journalism or appropriate prior work experience is required. Send cover letter and resume with not more than three samples of writing via email to nbecker@uniserve.com, subject: Express writer. RECEPTION POSITION AVAILABLE in natural health clinic. Prefer applicants to be eligible for Kootenay Wage Subsidy program. Send resume to Reception Position RR1 S12 C139 South Slocan, B.C V0G 2G0 #1 IN PARDONS. Remove your criminal record. Express Pardons offers the FASTEST pardons, LOWEST prices, and it’s GUARANTEED. BBB Accredited. FREE Consultation Toll-free 1-866-416-6772, www. ExpressPardons.com.

HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, FURNITURE, burton snowboard, xbox, TV & stand, burton jacket, 250-359-6630 I992 ILLUMINA, 1996 Suburban, 2001 Montana, 2009 vibe AWD, 2 1700 usg potable water tanks ph.3549033 H.SEIGLER CHILRENS 2/4 violin. $250 Vito Alto Sax $200 352-0335 BROWN STOVE HOOD & 4 elements, DBL bed, brand new condition. 250-359-7605 14 FOOT FIBERGLASS canoe, good shape, littel used, $285, 352-7906, leave message. YEAR 1 ELECTRICAL Apprenticeship Modules 1-8. Brand New. $50. 250 352 5311 RAIN BARRELS - 50 gallon heavy gauge plastic - hose fittings included. 250-352-4650 HITACHI DZ-HS300A HYBRID Camcorder for sale. All cables and some Mini-dvds included. 825-4674. STARR UPRIGHT PIANO for sale $500 obo susurobin@gmail.com CAROUSEL PROJECTOR, 9 trays. 12’ conveyor belt for sand, garvel. Large old woodstove. Very reasonable 250-226-7172 CHEAP MINIATURES, WARHAMMER, heroscape, heroquest and D&D. Most unpainted. Call Maxx 250.777.1110 LAWN MOWER (GAS) 3.5HP, $100. Canoe/rowing boat $700. Bicycle 10 speed $100. 352-7602. 3 SUMMER TIRES:235/70R/16, 1-2 seasons left $25 each. Sofa Bed, $225. 352-1157 or 229-5221 VINYL RECORDS BUY, sell, trade, amps, turntables and receivers. 226-6783 KENMORE UPRIGHT ALL Refrigerator. Black/stainless steel door. 16.5 cu ft. $400 OBO. Call Ben 505-2106. TWO BLACK, SWIVEL CD stands, glass doors, adjustable shelves, holds 200 CDs $50 each 359-5975 N64 INTERACT V3FX black steering wheel and pedals, perfect condition, $20, 250-608-3548, Castlegar BEAUTIFUL PINE HIGHCHAIR $75 & Pine Rocking Chair $150. Both gently used, Must see. 352-3526 TWO ROCKY MOUNTAIN Down Pillows, Brand New in Bag, Queen size, Awesome $20 each 2503541784 LEICA M3, OVERHAULED. Pentax bellows. Wanted outdated photographic paper. Fred 352-2129 fdr@netidea.com �� A FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE - Get � Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone �� Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464. NEW NORWOOD SAWMILLS LumberMate-Pro handles logs 34‘�� diameter, mills boards 28’ wide. Automated quick-cycle-sawing increases efficiency up to 40%. www.NorwoodSawmills. com/400OT - FREE Information: 1800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

Home & Garden OPEN HOUSE AND Garage Sale Sunday March 21 11-2 525 Feller (off Upper Longbeach/Marshall) 229-2322

Lost & Found FOUND - BLACK backpack in IODES park. Describe contents to claim. 250352-0519 or 250 355 2923 FOUND: MONEY ON walk home. Two locations. Call to identify. Jigme 352-9870 LOST BIKE KEY for U-lock. Has leather key chain. Please call 352-7277. LOST BIG SQUARE “spy” ladies sunglasses, brown. between safeway and 7-11. call 825-4353

Misc. for Sale WASHER, DRYER AND fridge, all in good working condition. $250 takes all. You haul. 352-5010 OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA barely used. Lots of features. Asking $100obo. 250-352-2522 VINTAGE LINENS INCLUDING tablecloths, doilies, pillow cases. Also, chenille bedspreads from the 50’s. PHONE: 352-4628 BABY STROLLER: GRACO 3 wheeler with car seat/carrier $150. BINOCULARS: Bushnell10X still in package $20 call:250-352-1806 OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR ASKING $1500.00 2002 model 250229-4650. works fine XBOX 360 GAMES for sale. Good condition. Prices varied. Call 250 353 7446 for details. GOBLETS, 4 BLUE Mexican style glass $30.-, 27” Panasonic TV $30.-, 2” brass valve $30.-, 226-7880 DUFFLEBAG $10, SLEEPINGBAG +7C $10, Tasco Binoculars zoom 8 to 24 times $20, 250-354-1543 DECKERBOND, ONE 4’X8’ sheet in almond 5?8” thick $18 352-6762 KIMBALL ORGAN $60, antique floor lamp $30, foot stool, $5, Medichair super pole $150 352-2307 BASEBOARD HEATERS, ELECTRIC hot water filled, 2000w and 1600w, $60ea. White acrylic double kitchen sink w/garburator $600 sell for $150 250-354-8030

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DECORATIVE STONE PANELS EasyROCK - The Beauty of stone without the mason: Easy Installation: Light Weight: R-4.5 Value: Built Green: A-1 Fire rating: 604-248-2062: www.jmcomprock.com. CRIMINAL RECORD? Only PARDON SERVICES CANADA has 20 years experience GUARANTEEING RECORD REMOVAL. Call 1-8-NOWPARDON (1-866-972-7366). www. RemoveYourRecord.com .HOME PHONE RECONNECT Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid Long Distance Specials! Feature Package Specials! Referral Program! Don’t be without a home phone! Call to Connect! 1-866-287-1348. NEED A VEHICLE? Easy finance!! Low Payments! $99 Delivers 24 Hour Approval. We deliver! 3,000 Vehicles to choose. Call now! Mr.Green 1800-916-1737. Big discounts! www. yesfinanceyes.com AT LAST! AN iron filter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Canada/ U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, sulfur, smell, manganese from well water. Since 1957. Phone 1-800-BIG IRON; www.bigirondrilling.com.

WANTED: PEDAL STEEL Guitar. Desire to learn & play alt-country, americana, jam! mmtnsong@telus.net WANTED -1/2 SIZE violin for my 7 yr old daughter-reasonable price. Call Christine 250-352-9363 GUITARIST SEEKING TO form heavy metal/hard rock band seeking vocalist, guitarist, drummer, bassist. arianablayze@yahoo.com MOVING ELEMENTS - Girls 11 & up: journey with dance & intuition. Sat Mar 20 @ 2:30. Eau-Vive 250505-0945 FOR SALE, ELECTRIC reed organ/ harmonium, in great condition 150$ call 250-505-3895 PIANO, UPRIGHT MILTON, $500. Flute, offers. 250-355-2342

ORCA TRUCK FOR HIRE. Will do dump runs, moving, etc. Patrick 5050612.

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Other C O M P A S S I O N A T E COMMUNICATION INTIMACY Playshop, Wednesdays 6-8pm, 6 weeks Starting March 10th #209-507 Baker St. $10-20/session. 250-5514304 FREE LG 380 cellphone. No ownership transfer fee. Mint condition. 2 year term. Eligible rewards/discounts. 250-354-1130

HOME DESIGNS PRE-DESIGNED and Custom - SMPL Design Studio is your source for unique, affordable and fast Home Plans. Specializing in Renovations or New construction; all designs are created in 3D software www.smpldesignstudio. com smpldesignstudio@gmail.com 250.505.2849 DRIVEWAY PARKING LOT Clean Up & Maintenance - Pressure washing, Free Est. Hot Pour crack seal available 250-354-7140 www.sunrisesealcoating.ca or Facebook: sunrisesealcoating A LITTLE DIRT NEVER HURT A PRAIRIE GIRL... all natural professional cleaning service 250-5510927 DIAL-A-LAW OFFERS general information on a variety of topics on law in BC. 604-687-4680 (Lower Mainland) or 1.800.565.5297 (Outside LM); www. dialalaw.org (audio available).Lawyer Referral Service matches people with legal concerns to a lawyer in their area. Participating lawyers offer a 30 minute consultation for $25 plus tax. Regular fees follow once both parties agree to proceed with services. 604-687-3221 (Lower Mainland) or 1.800.663.1919 (Outside LM).

LAZY BOY RECKINER in good shape for under $100.00. I will pick up. Call Bonnie 250-551-5055 DATING SERVICE. Long-Term/ShortWANTED: QUEEN FUTON frame Term Relationships, FREE CALLS.1250-352-0920 877-297-9883. Exchange voice NEED TO HIRE an engraver to put messages, voice mailboxes.1-888date on granite headstone in Nelson 534-6984. Live adult casual converCemetery. 250.352.5499 sations-1on1, 1-866-311-9640, Meet on chat-lines. Local Single Ladies.1SPORTS RACK FOR Car, Giant YOUTH SOCCER CLEATS sizes 13, 877-804-5381. (18+). Cypress Female Frame 505-2020 2 & 3.2 pairs shin pads, size small. All BEES, BEE KEEPING equipment, in good condition. 354-3867 and a few lessons. I have acres LIGHT TOURING SKI package Karhu of clover, need help starting. 250Guide 165’s, Alpina boots size 39 22606796 PROFESSIONAL DOG GROOMING new condition $350 250-362-9680 with TLC for all breeds. Bath and nails SEA/OCEAN KAYAK, ANY condionly specials. Ph: 250-551-5501 tion. Preferably fiberglass. 250-825‘BODYBREAK’ RECUMBENT 0081 TWO PUREBRED FEMALE jack EXERCISE cycle. Used a dozen Russell puppies. Showdog blood line, SEEKING USED WASHING machine times only. $150. 825-9482 calm disposition $450 250.357.9905 for Pensioner w/ limited funds. Any NOBOARD, 157CM, ULTIMATE make, working condition! 250- 225powder tool 350$ call Rahm 3523464 1336 LOOKING FOR CURLY willow GET YOUR KNOWING Going. Chakra SURLY 1X1 SINGLESPEED 18” mtb. branches, if pruning. Will come pick Readings with Evie Clare Fridays at Chromag, Hope, Race Face, Maxxis up in Nelson. Call 250-352-6157 Gaia Risisng 254.354.4471 components. Sweet ride. $1250. 250BOOKS WANTED - Hard Cover, 354-5331 GET YOUR KNOWING Going. Chakra Paperback, New or Old. Please call Readings with Evie Clare Fridays at Corvus at 250 505 0668 X-COUNTRY SKATE-SKIS FISHER Gaia Risisng 254.354.4471 NELSON WOMEN’S CENTRE bag rcs-197cm with bindings and size PSYCHIC READINGS WITH Ratna, project looking for material, notions 13 salomon race-skate boots $350 BFA., MFA., experienced meditator and embellishments for sewing bags. takes-all 250-551-4469 and energy reader for over 30 years. 250-352-9916 Tarot card readings also available. THE WEST KOOTENAY EcoSociety 250-229-4042 is looking to obtain the following Sudoku Classic Difficulty Level Sudoku - EasyClassic sk9E000119 Difficulty Level - Medium items: -digital audio recorder -digital PARKSVILLE - Rent our beachcamera -six foot folding table. Help side family condo for your summer us serve our community better! If you getaway in the heart of Vancouver 24/7 SNOWPLOWING SERVICE. have any of these items and would Island’s Oceanside vacation district. This year: sand/salt unit, shovelers. like to donate them, please contact us To book now visit www.rathtrevorNelson to 12 Mile, experienced, good at 250-354-1909 or info@ecosociety. beachgetaway.ca. equipment. ph: 250-505-3877 ca

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$0 DOWN at auto credit fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie1-877-792-0599. www. autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309. WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Last week 11 out of 17 applications approved! We fund your future not your past. Any Credit. www.coastlineautocredit. com or 1-888-208-3205.

1992 DODGE STEALTH Winter Stored beauty. 202000 km. New Computer. $5900 OBO. Evenings 250-352-1921 - Josie “91 CHEV CAVAL, 6 Cyl, 3.1L, PFI, Port. fuel inject., 140,000Kkm, clean, ex. condition 250.352.2514 $2000. 2003 NISSAN PATHFINDER Chilkoot 111kms Loaded $8500. 1995 Yamaha Virago 1100, Clean $2950. Andy 250551-5577 1991 CHEVY SPRINT-REBUILT motor, new exhaust, batt., brakes & tires. Needs windshield. $450 OBO 250-2294644 1998 PONTIAC GRAND prix 3.8l v6 cherry red well maintained new shocks $3800 obo 250-354-9851 1995 CHRYSLER CIRRUS LX Luxury Model 160,000KM, immaculate, great fuel economy, S&W tires, $2900 5059402 NEED A VEHICLE? Need cash? Up to $10,000. cash back! Guaranteed approvals! Over 400 vehicles to choose from. Call Will or Ashley today! 1-888-289-8935.

1966 VW VAN (parts) $500 OBO. 1980 Volvo Wagon nice body no engine $10o, Chris 357-2305 NORDIC P205/75R14 MS on Nissan Rims $70.00 like new, Phone 359 7634 ALL-SEASON TIRES P215/70R15 on chrome wheels for Tautus cars 1986-2006. Used one season. $450.00 . 250-359-8066. GAS TANK FOR 88 - 92 toyota corolla, like new. $180 call 250-3544054 1993 GRAND CHEROKEE for parts, runs good, 6cyl/4L auto, good tires/ engine/tranny, no accidents, $500.00, 250-357-9457. FOR SALE: REBUILT Open Trailer 6X11 Excellent shape, 2 spares. $350.00 or reasonable offer. 2253377 Riondel FOUR BF GOODRICH Rugged Trail TA’s, 265/70/16, $25 each obo, 250352-2823 TIRES: 205 65 R15 PACE MARK, 265 70 R15 DUNLOP GRAN TREK. Reasonably priced. 250-359-7156

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Trucks/SUVs/Vans

Boats 1992 17’ CAMPION Bowrider, 115HP Yamaha, Full Top, EZ Load Trailer, Excellent condition $8900 354-0323 LUND ALUMINUM 14’, 20HP Yamaha, new trailer. $3500 250-3570074

Cars 1989 TOYOTA CAMRY. Auto, sunroof. 270,000 km. 1000.00 obo mike 250-226-7903 1999 FORD ESCORT StationWagon, 205K, Auto, Green, Winters/ Summers, Roof-Rack, rust-free, recent fluid flushes. $1750 250-3526965 1985 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIOLET (rabbit) 1.8l standard parts or fixerupper doesn’t run does turn over 250-551-1256 1994 TOYOTA TERCEL $700 runs but needs engine work. Body, tranny good. New tires. 250-365-7556 2000 HYUNDAI ACCENT.NEEDS brakes, left front strut. Runs great, no rust. $1550 o.b.o 250 505-2354 J 2001 BLACK CHRYSLER PT Cruiser, limited edition, loaded, sunroof, cd/tape leather, roof rack, $3000.00 250-354-7757 1996 CHEV 3/4 ton , diesel 4x4 4000.00 250 551 0137 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU, silver, fully-loaded, winters & summers tires, 174,000 km, $6000 obo. Call 250442-8809 or 250-442-2230. Grand Forks. 2004 SUBARU IMPREZA Outback Sport(wagon) Low KM’s, New Tires, Loaded, Excellent Shape. $13,500 (250)229-5340 2009 TOYOTA YARIS, 50 mpg, 26,000km, winter/summer tires on rims, $11,200 250-505-9985

1969 12’ VINTAGE ARISTOCRAT LOLINER Trailer. Sleeps 3/4. Oven, Icebox, awning, storage. $650. 354 0575 2000 21FT. OKANAGON Ultra light travel trailer, rear bed, excellent condition. 250.359.7657

Sleds/Bikes HONDA ATV 1986 with snow blade $2500 KLR 650 2003 $3000 8253481 1979 HONDA TRAIL CT90 runs nice hi/lo transmision dual purpose has registration $1100 OBO 250-3523499 KIDS DIRT BIKE 1991 Honda 50CC. 3 speed semi-automatic, no clutch, 4 stroke. Starts on 1st or 2cd try every time. Bike has been well maintained. Is in good condition. 250 354-3867

Tires/Parts/Other 4 ALL SEASON Tires 205/55R15 with Honda Prelude Alloy Rims. Excellent Condition $425 352-2181

1998 TOYOTA SIENNA minivan, auto, air cruise, pw, pdl, 296,000km runs good, $2995.00 250-354-8130 1995 TOYOTA 4RUNNER V6 Auto 4X4 power everything. Great mechanical shape.Reliable. $3800 OBO TJ 2505090289 1998 FORD EXPLORER, 4 door, 4x4. asking $2,800. O.B.O money goes towards our wedding. 250-3548482 1991 TOYOTA PICKUP lowered 3” needs windshield/bumper needs work. has header $1000firm call 250825-4152 06 CHEVY SILVERADO Vortec max 145km, chrome detail, immaculate interior, 19,000obo solid 1-708�� truck �� 217-2591 � �� ‘02 LANDROVER, CHERRY. new rubber, no timoing. $3000 OBO 226�� 7918 1984 FORD RANGER 4x4 & parts ��AWD�� $1000. 1992 Toyota Corolla. AB-registered-great parts car $1000. 250-354-7370 1991 DODGE P/U with canopy. 3/8 auto, needs alternator. $895 357-2779

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Rentals

4 BEDROOM SUITE, W/D, N/S, N/P parking, deck, $1250 inclusive, April 1st, lease, 250-505-3563, 250-3522297, 250-551-3663 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH half-duplex in Rosemont close to bus route, shopping, and schools. Well-maintained, fenced rear deck, great views. $1300/month, pets negotiable. Rentals@NelsonRealty.ca 250-5052067 CRAWFORD BAY: LARGE 3bdrm house. $780.00 plus electric. N/S References/credit check required. 250-505-2555 Avail. immediately. 2 BEDROOM HOUSE @ 6 mile. laundry, internet, kitchen in adjoining house, gardens, orchard, $600 + utilities. 825 4027 ROOMMATE WANTED TO share home. beach access, gardens, orchard, dogs and cat. 18 mile (250)505-4285 3 BDRM APARTMENT in Lower Fairview older home. For consensual gentle people. Phone 250-3526779 SIXMILE: 3BDR DUPLEX all appliances, fenced yard $1200mo. includ. cable. 250-505-4954 2BDRM MAIN FLOOR house $950 includes utilities. Fairview N/S N/D, available April 1st. 352.2536 EXECUTIVE 3BDR TOWNHOME in Rosemont. Quiet park-side location. Parking. Available immediately. $1650/mo. N/S. Refs. 250-3596960

FURNISHED ROOM IN Fairview condo available April 15th. $450 + utils. NS/NP. 250-352-1711 or email slythgoe@netidea.com COMPACT, PLEASANT, QUIET apt. One bedroom, small yard, semibasement. $600/mnth, Call James 250-352-2201 STUNNING, WELL APPOINTED 1 bdrm furnished sublet, April - Oct. Two blocks to downtown, inclusive 1200. 250-354-3545. MAY 1ST, RENOVATED 2bedroom apartment near downtown w/ laundry, parking. Quiet single preferred. 850+, 250-354-2093 2 BEDROOM HOME on corner lot in lower Fairview. Large living & dining room, new furnace, windows, & shower. No smoking, no pets. $1,000/ Month Rentals@NelsonRealty.ca 250-505-2067

Real Estate RESIDENTIAL LOT FOR SALE in Valemount B.C. Dimensions 65.5’ x 131’. Sewer & water at property. Excellent recreational opportunity. Asking 42,000.00 obo. Contact Kelly 780-984-7061 or kelly@wsionline.ca

RESPONSIBLE HOUSESITTER WANTED; Charming heritage cottage near Lakeside Park. Dates: April 11-18; 26-May3. Lee:352-3870 RESPONSIBLE, EXPERIENCED HOUSE sitter available. Brenda 250505-7555

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APRIL 1ST, UPHILL 2 bedroom carriage house, 5 appliances, internet, n/s $850 for single $975 Couple 250505-4820 NEWLY RENOVATED 1 bdrm apt. uphill Nelson. 3 blocks to downtown. Available Mar. 15th. Fridge, stove, w/d. No smoking, no pets, no exceptions. References. $875.00 a month utilities included. 250-427-4414 cel. 250-421-1573 BACHELOR SUITE IN Nelson, available immediately. N/S N/P $650 includes all utilities and cable/internet 505-1178 ROOM FOR RENT April 1st, Sunny Blewet. w/d, 2 bathrooms, n/p, n/s $575 + utility Marisa 250.352.0886 4+ BDRM HOUSE, Fairview, Nelson. Treed yard, creek. Available March 15. Pets okay. References. 352-0766 2 BEDROOM SUITE, hardwood floors, view, laundry, storage, walking distance everywhere, recently renovated 1000+ utilities 354-7065 RUSTIC 2 ROOM CABIN IN BEASLEY NO WATER!!!YOU BRING IN. POWER/CABLE/PHONE HOOK UP. $350 P.M 250-352-3559

BRAND NEW, 2 to 3 bedroom, hardwood, tile, master bedroom loft, riverview, treed, playmor junction, $319,000. 250-352-0086 3.26 ACRE HOBBY farm 10 min. from nelson4bed room 3bath barn, pasture 620,000. DOUBLE WIDE TRAILER in Rosemont Trailer Park. Asking $132,500. Call Al 250-509-0787 ROSEMONT: CHARMING, COZY HOME. 3Bdr, wood floors, gardens, great neighbourhood & views. bchomesforsale.com or (250)3529235 SIDE BY SIDE duplex. live in one side very private. Large down will carry privately. Fixer upper 250.357.9905 TAGHUM RANCHER 1.2 acres, 4bdrm, 3bath, basement, attached garage, heat pump, gardens, shed $459,000 250-352-9834 INVESTORS WANTED: Minimum $20,000 for 10 years. Preferred shares. (403) 507-1050 or (306) 2947877. Bennett Real Estate Ventures Ltd.Recreational Property For Sale

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Rentals Commercial BEAUTIFUL, DOWNTOWN , stand alone building for lease. 2300 sq. ft. , 601 Kootenay St. Please phone for details; 250-825-9932

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COMMERCIAL RETAIL OR office space available in downtown Nelson immediately. Street level 1080 sq.ft. 250-551-5414

ROOMS AVAILABLE IN lower Fairview home for gentle people with past shared accommodation experience 352-6779

Rentals Wanted 30’S COUPLE NEED 2br dog friendly place nelson area april 1. 250 354 8315. FINANCIALLY RELIABLE WOMAN w/cat seeks 1bedroom apartment in Nelson. $450 inclusive for April 1st. 352-7057 CHRISTIAN FAMILY SEEKS 3+bdrm long term nelson rental. excellent refs. have senior cats. 250-354-4198 YOUNG MAN NEEDS housing $425 max., including utilities. Outside Nelson, bus route access. Dan. 250.352.3927 NEED GOOD, DECENT housing located in Nelson. Stable one BDRM or roommate situation, $300-$400/ month. 250.352.9875 THREE MATURE SELKIRK students need 3bedroom house/apartment. September or October 1, 2010. References available. shelby_ gray@live.ca

FURNISHED BEDROOM WITH private bathroom available for single clean responsible person. Uphill Nelson 250.352.1693 CASTLEGAR FURNISHED ROOM for rent. Utilities incl. $150/wk or $450/mo. 304-7806 eternityf@shaw. ca ROOM MATE ASAP Taghum $400 - $450 in 3 BDRM house. Very private and quiet, references 352-1331

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616 Vernon Street.................................................250-352-5570

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